cyclone

noun/ˈsaɪkləʊn/CEFR B1

ঘূর্ণিঝড়

Meaning

A very strong storm with fast, circular winds.

Example sentences

  • The cyclone destroyed many houses.ঘূর্ণিঝড় অনেক ঘরবাড়ি ধ্বংস করল।
  • People moved to shelters before the cyclone.ঘূর্ণিঝড়ের আগে মানুষ আশ্রয়কেন্দ্রে গেল।
  • The cyclone hit the coast at night.রাতে উপকূলে ঘূর্ণিঝড় আঘাত হানল।
  • Thousands fled before the cyclone arrived.ঘূর্ণিঝড় আসার আগে হাজারো মানুষ পালিয়ে গেল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: hurricane, typhoon, storm

Similar words, and what each means

  • hurricane

    প্রবল ঘূর্ণিঝড়, ঘূর্ণিঝড়, হারিকেন

    A very powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rain.

  • typhoon

    টাইফুন, প্রশান্ত মহাসাগরীয় ঘূর্ণিঝড়

    A tropical storm in the western Pacific Ocean.

  • storm

    ঝড়

    Very bad weather with strong wind, and often rain or thunder.

Other English words for “ঘূর্ণিঝড়”

  • tornado

    A violent, spinning column of wind.

  • hurricane

    A very powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rain.

  • twister

    A violent spinning column of wind.

“cyclone” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • Birds, insects and animals live in them, and the Sundarbans, made entirely of trees, is what stands between our southern districts and a cyclone.

    Importance of Trees →

  • Its greatest service is that it stands between the Bay of Bengal and our southern districts and absorbs the first force of every cyclone.

    The Sundarbans →

  • Cyclones form in the Bay of Bengal and strike the coastal districts, and the tidal surge that follows a cyclone kills far more people than the wind.

    Natural Calamities →

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  1. “cyclone” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • ঘূর্ণিঝড়
    • • পাখির পালকের আবরণ
    • • সমীকরণ
    • • ভূমিধস, পাহাড়ধস
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    ঘূর্ণিঝড় — cyclone (noun) — ঘূর্ণিঝড়. A very strong storm with fast, circular winds.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “cyclone”?

    • • resilience
    • • hurricane
    • • compost
    • • incision
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    hurricane — hurricane — প্রবল ঘূর্ণিঝড়, ঘূর্ণিঝড়, হারিকেন. A very powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rain.

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