Cyclone (Gr. kyklos, 'a circle'), a circular storm of great force, which, extending over an area of perhaps 500 miles, and revolving round a calm centre, advances at the rate of from 20 to 30 miles an hour. See STORMS.
Cyclone
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 639
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