"super outbreak" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: super outbreaks [plural]
Etymology: super + outbreak (“tornado outbreak”). Coined by Dr. Tetsuya Theordore "Ted" Fujita in 1974, after a then-recent outbreak of tornadoes that was the largest known to have occurred. Etymology templates: {{l|en|tornado outbreak}} tornado outbreak, {{compound|en|super|outbreak|gloss2=tornado outbreak}} super + outbreak (“tornado outbreak”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} super outbreak (plural super outbreaks)
  1. (meteorology) A large tornado outbreak involving more than 50 tornadoes within a 24-hour period. Wikipedia link: en:Super Outbreak, en:Ted Fujita Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-super_outbreak-en-noun-2BCQ4CEb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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