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supercell

[ soo-per-sel ]

noun

, Meteorology.
  1. 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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