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mesocyclone

noun me·so·cy·clone \ˌme-zə-ˈsī-ˌklōn, ˌmē-, -sə-ˈsī-\

Definition of MESOCYCLONE

:  a rapidly rotating air mass within a thunderstorm that often gives rise to a tornado
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First Known Use of MESOCYCLONE

1963

Rhymes with MESOCYCLONE

accident-prone, anticyclone, Asunción, Bois de Boulogne, bred-in-the-bone, close to the bone, Darby and Joan, eau de cologne, enterprise zone, fire-and-brimstone, foundation stone, metallophone, Nuevo León, progesterone, radiophone, strawberry roan, testosterone, videophone

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