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rope tornado

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
rope -tor-na-do
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tornado that is much longer than it is wide, and often sinuous, often opposed to a wedge tornado.

Etymology

From rope + tornado, from the thin, ropelike appearance of the funnel cloud.

Inflected Forms

rope tornadoes (plural)

Phrases

wedge tornado

Frequently Paired Words

wedge tornado

Questions

What does rope tornado mean?
A tornado that is much longer than it is wide, and often sinuous, often opposed to a wedge tornado.
Where does rope tornado come from?
From rope + tornado, from the thin, ropelike appearance of the funnel cloud.

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