Dixie Alley en · PROPN
Etymology
Blend of Dixie + Tornado Alley. Coined by American meteorologist Allen Pearson in 1971. Modelled after Tornado Alley. From being in Dixie (“U.S. South”) with a concentration of tornado strikes.
Meanings
- (US) A region of the Gulf of Mexico coast United States which experiences a large number of tornado occurrences.
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