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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What's the difference between a funnel cloud and tornado?
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 20 July 2025
To be fair, the cloud photographed in Atlanta looked very similar to a funnel cloud or tornado.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Videos posted on social media showed funnel clouds tearing through neighborhoods, destroying homes and leaving behind debris.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 18 May 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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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 20 July 2025
To be fair, the cloud photographed in Atlanta looked very similar to a funnel cloud or tornado.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Videos posted on social media showed funnel clouds tearing through neighborhoods, destroying homes and leaving behind debris.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 18 May 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 5 Aug. 2025.
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