funnel cloud
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The tornado comes less than a day after a funnel cloud briefly touched down in the county of Madera, about 30 minutes north of Fresno.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
A funnel cloud moving over Madison, a suburb in Tennessee, caused electrical flashes and a small explosion seen in a video shared on social media.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2023
Capitol building on Tuesday afternoon were treated to an 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 Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
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
Above me, the sky swirled into a huge funnel cloud.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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