tropical storm

noun

, Meteorology.

1. a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.

tropical storm

1. A tropical cyclone having sustained surface winds between 39 and 73 mi (63 and 118 km) per hour.
2. See Note at cyclone

Word History and Origins

Origin of tropical storm¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

They also insisted we flew into the island while it was being pummeled by Tropical Storm Ernesto, which had knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people.

From BBC

In late October, the country was hit by Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoon Kong-Rey.

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Torrential rain caused by Tropical Storm Sara has cut off more than 1,700 communities in Honduras.

From BBC

The tropical storm was extremely slow moving, dumping huge amounts of rain on northern Honduras for four days running before moving north to Belize and Mexico.

From BBC

Tropical Storm Trami dumped one month's worth of rain over large swathes of the northern Philippines in late October, leaving dozens of people dead.

From BBC

Related Words

• tropical cyclone