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tornadocane

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

Noun

tornadocane (plural tornadocanes)

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

Forms of tornadocane

pluraltornadocanes

Origin of tornadocane

Blend of tornado + hurricane.

Questions about tornadocane

What does tornadocane mean?
Tornadocane means a supercell thunderstorm whose radar signature resembles that of a hurricane, with a center free of precipitation; a landphoon.
What part of speech is tornadocane?
Tornadocane is a noun.
What is the plural of tornadocane?
The plural of tornadocane is tornadocanes.

Words near tornadocane in the dictionary

  1. tornado sirens
  2. tornado warning
  3. tornado warnings
  4. tornado watch
  5. tornado watches
  6. tornadocane
  7. tornadocanes
  8. tornadoe
  9. tornadoed
  10. tornadoes
  11. tornadoesque

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