On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Tropical. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as tropic or equatorial and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Tropical in a sentence
Related words
Tropical meaning
- Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
- From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate.
- Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.
Synonyms of Tropical
Using Tropical
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south. | From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate. | Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.
- Useful related words include: tropic, equatorial, latitude, line of latitude.
- In the example corpus, tropical often appears in combinations such as: tropical storm, the tropical, tropical depression.
Context around Tropical
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 9 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tropical
- In this selection, "tropical" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, central, post, ninth, storm, depression and atlantic stand out and add context to how "tropical" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a post tropical cyclone, 2002 where tropical storm fay, tropical depression, tropical cyclone and tropical cyclones. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tropical" sits close to words such as shocked, taiwan and households, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tropical
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The tropical storm Rafael has weakened into a post-tropical cyclone. (11 words)
Tropical Depression Advisory 3: Tropical Depression Forms Off the South Coast of Cuba. (13 words)
Environment Canada has updated its tropical storm watch to a tropical storm warning for the Island. (16 words)
However, the temperatures we are expecting in parts of southern Europe in the coming days are what we normally get in the tropical deserts or tropical countries such as India, Pakistan or the Middle East during summer. (37 words)
After a relative lull in tropical activity in the Gulf of Mexico over the past couple of weeks, tropical development will be possible early next week in the western Caribbean and southern Gulf of Mexico region. (36 words)
The last time there were two Tropical Cyclones in the Gulf of Mexico was in 2002, where Tropical Storm Fay was off the Texas coast and Tropical Depression Eduoard was off the Florida West Coast. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Nigel, the season’s ninth tropical storm, formed Saturday in the central tropical Atlantic, the same day as the remains of Hurricane Lee made landfall in Nova Scotia as a post-tropical cyclone.
Tropical Depression Three formed in the Central Tropical Atlantic Monday and then almost immediately grew into Tropical Storm Bret.
The last time there were two Tropical Cyclones in the Gulf of Mexico was in 2002, where Tropical Storm Fay was off the Texas coast and Tropical Depression Eduoard was off the Florida West Coast.
A few tropical waves over the Atlantic could develop into tropical depressions or tropical storms later this week.
It is unlikely that the system in the Gulf becomes a dangerous tropical storm or hurricane; the most likely scenario is a tropical depression, or weak tropical storm.
Tropical storm conditions are expected in the tropical storm warning area during the next several hours, and are possible within the tropical storm watch area by that time.
The tropical year in the 1960 definition was not measured but calculated from a formula describing a mean tropical year that decreased linearly over time, hence the curious reference to a specific instantaneous tropical year.
A large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the far eastern tropical Atlantic is associated with a tropical wave centered just southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands.
Environment Canada has updated its tropical storm watch to a tropical storm warning for the Island.
However, the temperatures we are expecting in parts of southern Europe in the coming days are what we normally get in the tropical deserts or tropical countries such as India, Pakistan or the Middle East during summer.
In the Pacific, Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in the Baja Peninsula earlier Sunday and is bringing heavy rains and tropical storm force winds to California Sunday night.
Meanwhile, the former Tropical Storm Sean was once again a tropical depression, which was expected to fade to a remnant low late Sunday.
You know the list of hurricane names the National Hurricane Center will use when tropical systems reach the tropical storm threshold and need to be called something.
After a relative lull in tropical activity in the Gulf of Mexico over the past couple of weeks, tropical development will be possible early next week in the western Caribbean and southern Gulf of Mexico region.
In 2020, severe flooding caused by in the area prompted some residents to recall the wrath of Tropical Storm Ondoy, one of the most devastating tropical cyclones in 2009.
It's the first major storm of the season and has gained steam very quickly, strengthening from a tropical into a tropical storm and then a hurricane within just 24 hours.
Location of the 1,568 plots, tropical forest regions, and tropical forest biome extent used in the study.
The NHC first raised the alarm on Friday after spotting the tropical disturbance and seeing it was likely to clash with an approaching tropical wave.
The tropical storm Rafael has weakened into a post-tropical cyclone.
Tropical Depression Advisory 3: Tropical Depression Forms Off the South Coast of Cuba.
Phrases with tropical
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with tropical
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- tropical storm 91×
- the tropical 26×
- tropical depression 16×
- of tropical 15×
- tropical cyclone 12×
- tropical cyclones 11×
- and tropical 11×
- to tropical 11×
- tropical atlantic 8×
- tropical wave 8×