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(an-ti-cy-clone) 4 syllables

Definition

noun. winds spiraling outward from a highpressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern

Example Sentence

They followed the anticyclone on the weather channel.

Synonyms

outward spiraling winds; outward circling winds; outward spinning winds

Antonyms

cyclone; inward spiraling winds

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