gustnado

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noun

A type of short-lived, low-level rotating cloud that can form in a severe thunderstorm.

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Meanings

noungustnado (plural gustnados or gustnadoes)

plural gustnados · plural gustnadoes

  1. A type of short-lived, low-level rotating cloud that can form in a severe thunderstorm.

Origin

Blend of gust front + tornado.

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APA

gustnado. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gustnado

MLA

“gustnado.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gustnado. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gustnado,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gustnado.

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