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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One twister touched down Wednesday morning in the lightly populated Everglades and crossed Interstate 75.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
The twister heavily damaged her friend’s house in the Meadow Wood of the Landings neighborhood and caused her black Hyundai Elantra to flip over.
—Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
While the duo is playing, there will also be a balloon twister and face painter for children.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
About 16 structures in Little Flock damaged by second twister, mayor says
The tornado that touched down in Siloam Springs on Monday was rated in the EF1 category, and another that hit farther east near Little Flock was an EF2, according to the National Weather Service.
—Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
The twister heavily damaged her friend’s house in the Meadow Wood of the Landings neighborhood and caused her black Hyundai Elantra to flip over.
—Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
While the duo is playing, there will also be a balloon twister and face painter for children.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
About 16 structures in Little Flock damaged by second twister, mayor says
The tornado that touched down in Siloam Springs on Monday was rated in the EF1 category, and another that hit farther east near Little Flock was an EF2, according to the National Weather Service.
—Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Twister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twister. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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