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snownado

snownado noun: a tornado that touches down over a snow covered area, such as a field or mountain, and draws snow up into its vortices.

Noun

snownado (plural snownados or snownadoes)

  1. (informal) A tornado that touches down over a snow covered area, such as a field or mountain, and draws snow up into its vortices.
  2. Synonym of snowspout.
    Synonyms:
    snowspout

Synonyms of snownado

Forms of snownado

pluralsnownados
pluralsnownadoes

Origin of snownado

Blend of snow + tornado. By surface analysis, snow + -nado.

Questions about snownado

What does snownado mean?
Snownado means a tornado that touches down over a snow covered area, such as a field or mountain, and draws snow up into its vortices.
What part of speech is snownado?
Snownado is a noun.
What is the plural of snownado?
The plural of snownado is snownados.

Words near snownado in the dictionary

  1. snowmold
  2. snowmolds
  3. snowmould
  4. snowmoulds
  5. snown
  6. snownado
  7. snownadoes
  8. snownados
  9. snowologist
  10. snowologists
  11. snowoman

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