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funnel cloud

noun

Definition of FUNNEL CLOUD

:  a funnel-shaped cloud that projects from the base of a thundercloud and that often precedes the formation of a tornado; also :  tornado 2b
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First Known Use of FUNNEL CLOUD

circa 1909

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