"rope tornado" meaning in All languages combined

See rope tornado on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: rope tornadoes [plural]
Etymology: rope + tornado, from the thin, ropelike appearance of the funnel cloud. Etymology templates: {{com|en|rope|tornado|nocat=1}} rope + tornado Head templates: {{en-noun|rope tornadoes}} rope tornado (plural rope tornadoes)
  1. (meteorology) A tornado that is much longer than it is wide, and often sinuous, often opposed to a wedge tornado. Categories (topical): Meteorology Related terms: wedge tornado
    Sense id: en-rope_tornado-en-noun-QY5h6XD4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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