| Main Entry: | tornado alley |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a geographic corridor that receives more than the average number of tornadoes, as in the Midwest; also called storm lane |
| Example: | Tornado Alley often refers to a zone in the Great Plains region of the central United States, often a north–south oriented region centered on north Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, where tornadoes are most frequent. |