funnel cloud
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.
- Also called pendant cloud, tornado cloud, tuba.
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How to use funnel cloud in a sentence
Most dramatic was the damage a tornado wrought on Annapolis — not a typical place for a funnel cloud to appear.
After Annapolis tornado spawned by Hurricane Ida, recovery efforts begin | Justin Wm. Moyer, Karina Elwood | September 2, 2021 | Washington PostVideo posted on Twitter showed images of a funnel cloud along with airborne objects, the sound of thunder and downed utility poles along a wrecked section of West Street in Annapolis.
Teen dies trying to save mother from flood; tornado reported as Ida remnants arrive in D.C. region | Jasmine Hilton, Justin Wm. Moyer, Michael Ruane | September 2, 2021 | Washington PostA funnel cloud was viewed by Weather Service storm spotter about four miles south-southeast of Fredericksburg.
Tornado hit Columbia Thursday, while straight-line winds slammed Fredericksburg | Jeffrey Halverson, Jason Samenow | July 30, 2021 | Washington PostThere's no air, and I noticed the binnacle alight, so it must have been nigh dark under that funnel cloud.
A Man in the Open | Roger Pocock
British Dictionary definitions for funnel cloud
a whirling column of cloud extending downwards from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud: part of a waterspout or tornado
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