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funnel cloud

funnel cloud noun: a tapering, rapidly rotating cloud descending from a larger storm cloud, indicating the presence of an intense vortex, which potentially becomes a tornado if it reaches the ground.

Noun

funnel cloud (plural funnel clouds)

  1. A tapering, rapidly rotating cloud descending from a larger storm cloud, indicating the presence of an intense vortex, which potentially becomes a tornado if it reaches the ground.
    • When we saw the funnel cloud, we headed for the basement.

funnel cloud meaning in Tamil and Thai

funnel cloud in Tamil

புனல் வடிவமேகம்

funnel cloud in Thai

tapering cloud
เมฆงวง mek nguang

Synonyms of funnel cloud

Forms of funnel cloud

pluralfunnel clouds

Questions about funnel cloud

What does funnel cloud mean?
Funnel cloud means a tapering, rapidly rotating cloud descending from a larger storm cloud, indicating the presence of an intense vortex, which potentially becomes a tornado if it reaches the ground.
What is funnel cloud in Tamil?
Funnel cloud in Tamil is புனல் வடிவமேகம். See Funnel cloud meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is funnel cloud?
Funnel cloud is a noun.
What is the plural of funnel cloud?
The plural of funnel cloud is funnel clouds.

Words near funnel cloud in the dictionary

  1. funnel chanterelle
  2. funnel chanterelles
  3. funnel chart
  4. funnel charts
  5. funnel chest
  6. funnel cloud
  7. funnel clouds
  8. funnel mark
  9. funnel marks
  10. funnel plot
  11. funnel plots

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Adapted from Wiktionary: funnel cloud (page history and authors); funnel cloud (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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