funnel cloud
Americannoun
noun
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“I wouldn’t be surprised if we get a report or two of a funnel cloud or even a waterspout,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025
Capitol building on Tuesday afternoon were treated to a unusual sight: the unmistakable shape of a funnel cloud extending diagonally from the sky and seemingly almost reaching the tip of the Capitol dome itself.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
In early 2021, a Wikipedia editor peered into the future and saw what looked like a funnel cloud on the horizon: the rise of GPT-3, a precursor to the new chatbots from OpenAI.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Jessyca Copas, her wife and father-in-law watched the funnel cloud as it moved behind a home across the street, the Indianapolis Star reported.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
Above me, the sky swirled into a huge funnel cloud.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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