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Definition of "eyewall" [eyewall]

  • A ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather of a cyclone occurs (noun)

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Use "eyewall" in a sentence
  • "We have what we call eyewall replacement cycles, and the thunderstorms build up and then they collapse, and then the wind speeds increase or decrease along with that."
  • "And that eye that you see -- these eyes go through what we call eyewall replacements."
  • "And these bigger, stronger storms will go through these what we call eyewall replacement cycles."
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