1
: one that twists
especially
: a ball with a forward and spinning motion
2
: a tornado, waterspout, or dust devil in which the rotatory ascending movement of a column of air is especially apparent
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Along with possible twisters, the storms are forecast to produce large hail, flooding rain and wind gusts strong enough to uproot trees and snap power lines.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
There also will be music, face painting, crafts, balloon twisters, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science’s Curiosity Cruiser, hayrides and more.
—Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2024
As Florida begins the long process of cleaning up and recovering from Hurricane Milton, the tornado outbreak has emerged as a leading cause of death and damage in a state that is accustomed to tropical storms, but less familiar with powerful twisters.
—NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
Tom Reynolds, 90, spent the morning sweeping out 4 feet (1.2 meters) of mud and water and collecting chunks of aluminum siding torn off by a twister that also picked up a car and threw it across the road.
—Julio Cortez, Kate Payne, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
There also will be music, face painting, crafts, balloon twisters, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science’s Curiosity Cruiser, hayrides and more.
—Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2024
As Florida begins the long process of cleaning up and recovering from Hurricane Milton, the tornado outbreak has emerged as a leading cause of death and damage in a state that is accustomed to tropical storms, but less familiar with powerful twisters.
—NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
Tom Reynolds, 90, spent the morning sweeping out 4 feet (1.2 meters) of mud and water and collecting chunks of aluminum siding torn off by a twister that also picked up a car and threw it across the road.
—Julio Cortez, Kate Payne, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Twister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twister. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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