TopicTyphoon & storms
إعصار
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noun
a large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
Umbrella term; typhoon and hurricane are regional names.
Examples
تشكّل الإعصار الليلة الماضية فوق مياه محيط دافئة.
The cyclone formed over warm ocean water last night.
تُظهر صور الأقمار الصناعية غيوم الإعصار الحلزونية.
Satellite images show the cyclone's tight spiral clouds.
تتبعت السلطات الإعصار وهو يتحرك غربًا.
Officials tracked the cyclone as it moved west.
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