rope tornado

noun

A tornado that is much longer than it is wide, and often sinuous, often opposed to a wedge tornado.

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Meanings

nounrope tornado (plural rope tornadoes)

plural rope tornadoes

  1. climatologyA tornado that is much longer than it is wide, and often sinuous, often opposed to a wedge tornado.

Origin

From rope + tornado, from the thin, ropelike appearance of the funnel cloud.

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APA

rope tornado. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rope%20tornado

MLA

“rope tornado.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rope%20tornado. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rope tornado,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rope%20tornado.

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