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
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Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
What's the difference between a funnel cloud and tornado?
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 20 July 2025
Often before the dust settles after natural disasters, headlines warn that gusts of wind and funnel clouds are proof the Earth is boiling.
—Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
What's the difference between a funnel cloud and tornado?
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 20 July 2025
Often before the dust settles after natural disasters, headlines warn that gusts of wind and funnel clouds are proof the Earth is boiling.
—Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for funnel cloud
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“Funnel cloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funnel%20cloud. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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