super outbreak
super outbreak · super outbreaks
A large tornado outbreak involving more than fifty tornadoes within a 24-hour periodA large tornado outbreak involving more than fifty tornadoes within a 24-hour period.
Meaning
1 sensesA large tornado outbreak involving more than fifty tornadoes within a 24-hour period.
Origin
From super + outbreak (“tornado outbreak”). Coined by Dr. Tetsuya Theordore "Ted" Fujita iFrom super + outbreak (“tornado outbreak”). Coined by Dr. Tetsuya Theordore "Ted" Fujita in 1974, after a then-recent outbreak of tornadoes that was the largest known to have occurred.
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Forms
plural: super outbreaks| Singular | super outbreak |
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