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supercell
[ soo-per-sel ]
noun
, Meteorology.
- a highly organized thunderstorm that can last for several hours, capable of producing both updrafts and downdrafts exceeding 100 miles per hour, large hailstones, tornadoes, and flash flooding (often used attributively):
a supercell in Kansas City;
supercell storms.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of supercell1
First recorded in 1960–65; super- ( def ) + cell ( def )
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