# rope tornado

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rope-tornado