cyclone

guguwa

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular cyclone

Plural cyclones

A picture of a cyclone from space

1. (countable) (weather) A storm with air going around in a circle in the same direction as the Earth.
   1. Children climb on a tree in north-eastern Mozambique on Saturday after it was torn down during Cyclone Gombe, which had gusts of more than 200km/h (125mph). [1]
      Yara sun hau wata bishiya a arewa maso gabashin Mozambique ranar Asabar bayan da guguwar Gombe mai tafiya kan kilomita fiye da 200 kan kowace sa'a ta kayar da ita. [2]
      
      
   2. A cyclone blew part of the roof off the house. <> Wata guguwa ce ta buge rumfar gidan.

Synonyms

• hurricane
• tornado

See also

• tropical cyclone