tornadocane

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English

Etymology

Blend of tornado +‎ hurricane

Noun

tornadocane (plural tornadocanes)

  1. (meteorology, informal) A supercell thunderstorm whose radar signature resembles that of a hurricane, with a center free of precipitation; a landphoon.