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Meanings of anticyclone in English

Portuguese
anti-ciclone
Catalan
anticicló

(Meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern.

        anti-ciclone
        Antonyms
        Examples for "cyclone"
        Examples for "cyclone"
        1
        However, the State Department said it would not affect U.S. cyclone aid.
        Reuters
        2
        He said schools, health centres and houses were destroyed by the cyclone.
        Radio NZ
        3
        A major drive to distribute aid throughout Vanuatu's cyclone-ravaged islands, started today.
        Radio NZ
        4
        Mr Welegtabit said the cyclone's lingering nature was frustrating the response effort.
        Radio NZ
        5
        The powerful cyclone brought widespread disruption to the area including flash flooding.
        Radio NZ
        Usage of anticyclone in English
        1
        But an anticyclone in the springtime is the opening of a door into paradise.
        The Silent Isle
        2
        An anticyclone, an area of high barometric pressure, is the antithesis of a depression.
        The Irish Times
        3
        It takes a lot to shift an established anticyclone.
        The Irish Times
        4
        A transient anticyclone came our way on those days, slowly traversing the country with its vast pool of clear, calm air.
        The Irish Times
        5
        We set out for Purple on a recent misty morning, before the Azores anticyclone had quite dispatched a stalled cold front.
        The Irish Times
        6
        According to teletext on the chalet TV the ice storm was still twelve hours offshore, wheeling in with a deep anticyclone.
        The coldest blood
        7
        But we, with our auxiliary steam, only made much the same headway as the disturbance travelling in our wake, and so remained in the anticyclone.
        The Worst Journey in the World / Antarctic 1910-1913
        8
        A large so-called "blocking" anticyclone which has fended off Atlantic weather systems from Ireland for most of the month is slipping southwards over continental Europe.
        The Irish Times
        9
        Severe Weather Forecaster Erick Brenstrem with a full explanation of anticyclones.
        Radio NZ
        10
        Some waves appear curved when over cyclones and anticyclones, but most are straight, but tilted, shifting in latitude as they pass vortices.
        Pubmed
        11
        The bad thing about wind is we cannot control its availability Deeply cold anticyclones in winter are widespread, windless and can last for days.
        The Guardian
        12
        Apart from depressions and anticyclones, the most striking features of any weather map are the bold curved lines carefully adorned with semicircular or triangular barbs.
        The Irish Times
        Translations for anticyclone
        Catalan
        anticicló
        Anticyclone through the time