"funnel cloud" meaning in English

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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "When we saw the funnel cloud, we headed for the basement."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "A tapering, rapidly rotating cloud descending from a larger storm cloud, indicating the presence of an intense vortex. A tornado is a funnel cloud which reaches the ground."
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          "vortex",
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        "(meteorology) A tapering, rapidly rotating cloud descending from a larger storm cloud, indicating the presence of an intense vortex. A tornado is a funnel cloud which reaches the ground."
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cumulonimbus tuba"
        }
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        "climatology",
        "meteorology",
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "tapering cloud",
          "word": "suppilopilvi"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "tapering cloud",
          "word": "nube ad imbuto"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mek nguang",
          "sense": "tapering cloud",
          "word": "เมฆงวง"
        }
      ],
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        "funnel cloud"
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  "word": "funnel cloud"
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        "(meteorology) A tapering, rapidly rotating cloud descending from a larger storm cloud, indicating the presence of an intense vortex. A tornado is a funnel cloud which reaches the ground."
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      "word": "cumulonimbus tuba"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tapering cloud",
      "word": "suppilopilvi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tapering cloud",
      "word": "nube ad imbuto"
    },
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      "code": "th",
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      "roman": "mek nguang",
      "sense": "tapering cloud",
      "word": "เมฆงวง"
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  "word": "funnel cloud"
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