- neutercane
- neu·ter·cane
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neutercane
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neutercane — /nooh teuhr kayn , nyooh /, n. a storm resembling a small hurricane but obtaining part of its energy by the same mechanism as a frontal cyclone. [1970 75; NEUTER + (HURRI)CANE, with hurr punningly taken as her] * * * … Universalium
neutercane — ˈn(y)üd.ə(r)ˌkān noun ( s) Etymology: Latin neuter neither + English cane (as in hurricane); from the difficulty of classifying it as either hurricane or frontal storm … Useful english dictionary
Subtropical cyclone — Subtropical Storm Andrea in 2007 A subtropical cyclone is a weather system that has some characteristics of a tropical and an extratropical cyclone. As early as the 1950s, meteorologists were unclear whether they should be characterized as… … Wikipedia
wind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. twist, [en]twine; coil, curl, spiral; bandage, loop; enfold, in fold; wreathe, roll; crank, reel; sinuate, meander, wander. See convulsion, deviation, rotation. n. See wind. II Current of air Nouns… … English dictionary for students
