supertwister

Definitions of supertwister
  1. noun
    the most powerful tornado which can create enormously devastating damage
    “supertwisters are fortunately rare”
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    type of:
    tornado, twister
    a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
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