landspout
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9.3
A small, weak spinning column of air that forms over land and looks like a waterspout
- noun
- /ˈlændˌspaʊt/
- Specialized
:
tornado terrestre
- landspout tornado
Examples
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Matthew Biddle described the tornado as an "unimpressive landspout" that briefly touched down in a wheat field.
Academic text (1999) -
The storm chasers captured footage of a landspout touching down in the open fields.
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During the summer, small landspouts often form and dissipate quickly in the Midwest.
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Meteorologists reported a landspout tornado that caused minor damage to a nearby barn.
Synonyms
tornado
vslandspout
208
3.7
A violent rotating column of air that touches the ground and damages things
is weaker and narrower, resembling a waterspout rather than causing severe damage
whirlwind
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6
4.0
A strong spinning column of air that lifts dust and leaves
is a specific weak, narrow rotating wind resembling a waterspout rather than any spinning column
How Strong
Surface Forms
landspout singular
landspouts plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word landspout combines land and spout and was formed by copying waterspout. Think of a thin 'spout' or 'funnel' of wind on the ground, so a landspout is a weak, narrow tornado that forms over land.