Dixie Alley

== English == === 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. === Proper noun === Dixie Alley (US, meteorology) A region of the Gulf of Mexico coast United States which experiences a large number of tornado occurrences. Synonym: South Alley Hyponyms: Carolina Alley, Hoosier Alley ==== Usage notes ==== Depending on the definition used for Tornado Alley, Dixie Alley is either a subregion of Tornado Alley, or a region neighboring the more restrictive versions of Tornado Alley. Depending on the authority defining the region, Dixie Alley may reach the Atlantic coast, in which case Carolina Alley is a subregion instead of being a neighboring region. ==== Descendants ==== → French: Dixie Alley → Spanish: Dixie Alley ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Dixie Alley on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:Dixie Alley on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == French == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Dixie Alley. === Proper noun === Dixie Alley f (meteorology) Dixie Alley (a region of the Gulf of Mexico coast United States which experiences a large number of tornado occurrences) == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Dixie Alley. === Proper noun === Dixie Alley m (meteorology) Dixie Alley (a region of the Gulf of Mexico coast United States which experiences a large number of tornado occurrences)