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What is a tropical cyclone?

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A violent storm originating over tropical or subtropical waters, characterized by violent rainstorms and high-velocity cyclonic winds.
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It is a hurricane. The names are different because of where they occur in the world.

And it is just simpily a Hurricane. That is what a Tropical Cyclone is. :)

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