anticyclonenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌæn.tiˈsaɪ.kləʊn/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈsaɪ.kloʊn/an area of high atmospheric pressure that causes calm weather:
Anticyclones cause cloudless blue skies and high temperatures in summer.
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Describing good weather
- be set fair idiom
- calm
- clemency
- clement
- cloudless
- dry
- fair
- fine
- glorious
- mild
- set
- settled
- summery
- sun shower
- sun-drenched
- sun-kissed
- sunny
- temperate