rope tornado

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tornado that is much longer than it is wide, and often sinuous, often opposed to a wedge tornado.

Word forms

rope tornado rope tornadoes

Etymology

From rope + tornado, from the thin, ropelike appearance of the funnel cloud.

Related words

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