funnel cloud

noun

: a funnel-shaped cloud that projects from the base of a thundercloud and that often precedes the formation of a tornado

also : tornado sense 1a

Examples of funnel cloud in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There were also some videos of funnel clouds and some rotation, but nothing that ever made it to the ground. — Chris Shaffer, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Photos of a coastal funnel cloud were posted on social media Monday, but forecasters have determined those photos are of a storm in Bettie, about 16 miles southwest of Cedar Island. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

In Atlantic Beach on Long Island, images posted on social media show a large funnel cloud over the water and small buildings torn apart at a beach club. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Radar showed funnel clouds tracking north. — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for funnel cloud

• disallowed
• disavowed
• allowed
• aloud
• avowed
• endowed
• mcleod
• bowed
• browed
• cowed
• crowd
• dowd