twister
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Definition of twister
1 : one that twists especially : a ball with a forward and spinning motion
2 : a tornado, waterspout, or dust devil in which the rotatory ascending movement of a column of air is especially apparent
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Kansas Adjutant General's Office spokeswoman Jane Welch says the twister touched down Tuesday night in the Greenwood County town of Eureka, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) east of Wichita. — Fox News, "Tornado injures 8 people, 2 critically, in small Kansas town," 27 June 2018 On his weekends home, he was jarred by the destructive path that drugs tore through his hometown like a twister. — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, "Tired of going to funerals, this doctor treats addiction with drugs," 21 June 2018 The twister was a minor F-0 tornado that traveled only 1/10th of a mile for two minutes, the National Weather Service reported. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Heavy rains close highways in northwestern Wisconsin," 17 June 2018 In the Central Plains, the heart of tornado alley, twisters have been somewhat scarce in 2018. — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, "Tornado of the year: ‘Incredibly picturesque’ twister wows Wyoming storm watchers," 7 June 2018 The twister was one of three that hit North Georgia -- the other two were in Haralson County -- as part of a line of storms that rolled through the southeast over the past few days. — Leon Stafford, ajc, "American Red Cross offers second day of help to Fairburn-area tornado victims," 21 Mar. 2018 Crawford County Emergency Management Director Brad Thomas said there were at least three entrapments following the twister. — CBS News, "Massive storm system spawns tornado in Arkansas, blizzard in Plains," 14 Apr. 2018 But Patty Corkran, a Lake Lotawana resident, said many in her neighborhood were surprised by the speed of the twister. — Max Londberg, kansascity, "Tornado near Lee's Summit damages property. Injuries, outages reported elsewhere," 26 June 2018 While Massachusetts didn’t see any twisters, weather officials confirmed a funnel cloud blew over Granby, a town in Hampshire County, at 5:52 p.m. Monday, said Joe Dellicarpini, a meteorologist at NWS Boston. — Elise Takahama, BostonGlobe.com, "Two tornadoes touched down in N.H. during Monday’s thunderstorms," 20 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'twister.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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