n. winds spiraling outward from a high-pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
They followed the anticyclone on the weather channel.
They followed the anticyclone on the weather channel.
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outward spiraling winds; outward circling winds; outward spinning winds
cyclone; inward spiraling winds
4 syllables
an-ti-cy-clone
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