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anticyclone

noun [C]
 
 
/ˌæn.tiˈsaɪ.kləʊn/ US  /-t̬iˈsaɪ.kloʊn/

Definition

an area of high atmospheric pressure that causes calm weather: Anticyclones cause cloudless blue skies and high temperatures in summer.Describing good weather
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