rope tornado
rope tornado · rope tornadoes
A tornado that is much longer than it is wide, and often sinuous, often opposed to a…A tornado that is much longer than it is wide, and often sinuous, often opposed to a wedge tornado.
Meaning
1 sensesA tornado that is much longer than it is wide, and often sinuous, often opposed to a wedge tornado.
Origin
From rope + tornado, from the thin, ropelike appearance of the funnel cloud.From rope + tornado, from the thin, ropelike appearance of the funnel cloud.
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Forms
plural: rope tornadoes| Singular | rope tornado |
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irregular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedwedge tornado
See also
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