wedge tornado

noun

A tornado that is at least as wide as it is tall, on the ground level as well as on the cloud base, looking very massive, often opposed to a rope tornado.

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Meanings

nounwedge tornado (plural wedge tornadoes)

plural wedge tornadoes

  1. climatologyA tornado that is at least as wide as it is tall, on the ground level as well as on the cloud base, looking very massive, often opposed to a rope tornado.
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