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tornadocane

noun

Etymology

Blend of tornado + hurricane.

  1. derived from *hurakā✻
  2. borrowed from huracán
  3. compounded as tornadocane — “tornado + hurricane”

Definitions

  1. A supercell thunderstorm whose radar signature resembles that of a hurricane, with a…

    A supercell thunderstorm whose radar signature resembles that of a hurricane, with a center free of precipitation; a landphoon.

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