cyclone
/ˈsaɪkləʊn/noun
उच्चारण साइक्लोन
चक्रवात, तूफ़ान
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a violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle
चक्रवात, तूफ़ान
- The cyclone hit the Odisha coast last night.
- Thousands of people were moved to shelters before the cyclone arrived.
- A cyclone warning was sent to all fishing villages.
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- The cyclone weakened as it moved inland.
- Schools stayed closed for two days because of the cyclone.
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a cyclone hits / strikes / crosses + place
These verbs describe the storm reaching land; the place follows directly.
ये क्रियाएँ तूफ़ान के स्थल तक पहुँचने का वर्णन करती हैं; स्थान का नाम सीधे आता है।
- Cyclone Fani hit the coast of Odisha in 2019.
- A cyclone is expected to cross the Andhra coast tonight.
cyclone + warning / alert / shelter
As a modifier it names warnings and relief measures.
Modifier के रूप में यह चेतावनियों और राहत उपायों के नाम बताता है।
- A cyclone warning has been issued for fishermen.
- Families moved into the cyclone shelter before dawn.
the eye of a cyclone / in the path of a cyclone
Use of for the calm centre and in the path of for the area likely to be struck.
शांत केंद्र के लिए 'of' और संभावित प्रभावित क्षेत्र के लिए 'in the path of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The sky became calm when the eye of the cyclone passed over the town.
- Villages in the path of the cyclone were evacuated.
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adjective + cyclone
severetropicalpowerfuldeadlyapproaching
- A severe cyclone is developing over the Bay of Bengal.
verb + cyclone
trackpredictsurviveevacuate beforename
- Meteorologists track each cyclone using satellite images.
cyclone + noun
shelterreliefdamageseasonwarning
- The cyclone season in the east coast begins in October.
cyclone + of / with
of high speedwith heavy rainwith strong winds
- The cyclone came with heavy rain and strong winds.
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- The cyclone uprooted trees and tore roofs off houses.
चक्रवात ने पेड़ उखाड़ दिए और घरों की छतें उड़ा दीं।
- Thousands of people were moved to safer places before the cyclone arrived.
चक्रवात के आने से पहले हज़ारों लोगों को सुरक्षित स्थानों पर पहुँचाया गया।
- Radhika wrote a short essay on cyclones for her geography exam.
राधिका ने भूगोल की परीक्षा के लिए चक्रवातों पर एक छोटा निबंध लिखा।
- In the Pacific Ocean, a cyclone is called a typhoon.
प्रशांत महासागर में cyclone को typhoon कहा जाता है।
- The cyclone lost its strength after moving inland.
भीतरी भूभाग में आने के बाद चक्रवात की ताकत घट गई।
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✗ The cyclone has been arrived at the coast.
✓ The cyclone has arrived at the coast.
Arrive is intransitive and cannot be used in the passive.
'Arrive' intransitive है और passive में नहीं आ सकता।
✗ The cyclone damaged to many houses.
✓ The cyclone damaged many houses.
Damage is transitive; no preposition is needed before the object.
'Damage' transitive है; object से पहले preposition की ज़रूरत नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name violent winds, but the type of storm and the region differ.
ये शब्द तेज़ हवाओं के नाम हैं, पर तूफ़ान का प्रकार और क्षेत्र अलग हैं।
A tropical storm with circling winds in the Indian Ocean or South Pacific.
हिंद महासागर या दक्षिण प्रशांत में गोल घूमती हवाओं वाला उष्णकटिबंधीय तूफ़ान।
- The cyclone reached the Bengal coast.
The same kind of storm in the Atlantic or the east Pacific.
अटलांटिक या पूर्वी प्रशांत में इसी प्रकार का तूफ़ान।
- A hurricane struck Florida.
A narrow funnel of wind, much smaller than a cyclone, that moves over land.
हवा की एक संकरी कीप, जो cyclone से बहुत छोटी होती है और ज़मीन पर चलती है।
- The tornado destroyed a small town.
◇Word family
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The same kind of storm is called a cyclone in the Indian Ocean, a hurricane in the Atlantic and a typhoon in the north-west Pacific.
एक ही प्रकार के तूफ़ान को Indian Ocean में cyclone, Atlantic में hurricane और उत्तर-पश्चिमी Pacific में typhoon कहा जाता है।