English Explanatory Dictionary

funnel cloud

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tapering, rapidly rotating cloud descending from a larger storm cloud, indicating the presence of an intense vortex, which potentially becomes a tornado if it reaches the ground.

Word forms

funnel cloud funnel clouds

Synonyms

cumulonimbus tuba
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