frontal cyclone

frontal cyclone

[¦frənt·əl ′sī‚klōn]

(meteorology)

Any cyclone associated with a front; often used synonymously with wave cyclone or with extratropical cyclone (as opposed to tropical cyclones, which are nonfrontal).

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