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funnel cloud
noun
a rapidly rotating funnel-shaped cloud extending downward from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, which, if it touches the surface of the earth, is a tornado or waterspout.
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Funnel cloud
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World English Dictionary
| funnel cloud | |
| —n | |
| a whirling column of cloud extending downwards from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud: part of a waterspout or tornado | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | funnel cloud |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a funnel-shaped cloud descending from a towering cumulus or cumulonimbus that, if it reaches the ground, becomes a tornado |
| Usage: | science |
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