Twister may refer to:

Weather

Tornado A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to as a twister, whirlwind or cyclone, altho ...

Aviation

Pipistrel Twister The Pipistrel Twister is a Slovenian ultralight trike, designed and produced by Pipistrel of Ajdovščina. It was distributed in Europe by Flight Team UG & Company AG of Ippesheim and sometimes called the Flight Team Twister. The aircraft is ...

, a Slovenian ultralight trike * Silence Twister, a German homebuilt aircraft design *

Wings of Change Twister The Wings of Change Twister is an Austrian single-place paraglider that was designed by Markus Gründhammer and produced by Wings of Change of Fulpmes, starting in 2003. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Dire ...

, an Austrian paraglider design

Entertainment

* ''Twister'' (1989 film), a comedy film starring Suzy Amis and Crispin Glover * ''Twister'' (1996 film), a disaster film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton ** '' Twister...Ride it Out'', a ride in Universal Studios Florida based on the film *

Twister (comics) The Twister is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who first appeared in ''Blue Bolt Comics'' from Novelty Press. Publication history Created by Paul Gustavson, The Twister appeared in short stories in issues #1 to #7 of ''Blue Bolt Co ...

, a comic book superhero character * ''Twister'' (game), a Milton Bradley game *

Twister (Knoebels Amusement Resort) Twister is a wooden roller coaster located at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. It is a recreation of the famous Mister Twister, a 1964 John C. Allen design. History Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania, start ...

, a roller coaster at Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania * ''Twister'', a CITV gameshow hosted by

Nigel Mitchell Nigel Mitchell is a British television and radio presenter and voice-over artist. Early life and education Nigel was born in Kingston Upon Thames. He attended Shrewsbury House School in Surbiton, from where he gained a scholarship to Reed's ...

* "Twister" (''

The Suite Life on Deck ''The Suite Life on Deck'' is an American teen sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from September 26, 2008 to May 6, 2011. It is a sequel/spin-off of the Disney Channel Original Series ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''. The series follows twin b ...

'' 90 Minute Special) * "Twister", a song on the 1988 "Weird Al" Yankovic album '' Even Worse'' * "Twister", a song on the 2001 Mariah Carey soundtrack ''

Glitter Glitter is an assortment of small, reflective particles that come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. Glitter particles reflect light at different angles, causing the surface to sparkle or shimmer. Glitter is similar to confetti, sparkle ...

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Twista Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Twista (formerly Tung Twista), is an American rapper and record producer. He is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastes ...

(born 1973), American rapper * ''Twister'' (album), a 1988 album by Unrest * ''Twister'', an album by Watershed * ''Twister'', an album by

Leisure (band) Leisure (stylized as LEISURE) are a soul, R&B and pop band from Auckland, formed in Muriwai in 2015. The band consists of Djeisan Suskov, Jaden Parkes, Josh Fountain, Tom Young, and Jordan Arts, all established New Zealand musicians who ha ...

* ''Twister'' (play), a 1999 play by Ken Kesey *

Twister (video game) ''Twister'', also known as ''Twister: Mother of Charlotte'' or just ''Mother of Charlotte'', is a shooting game developed by Chris Yates and Jon Hare for Sensible Software and published by System 3 for the ZX Spectrum in 1986. It was originally de ...

Other uses

* Twister (fish), common name for the ''Bellapiscis medius'' species of fish * Twister (dragonfly), common name for the ''Tholymis tillarga'' species of dragonfly *

Twister (ice cream) The Twister (originally "Tangle Twister") is an ice cream lollipop on a stick, launched in 1982 and made by Unilever's Heart brand. It is pineapple ice cream and pear flavoured fruit ice on the outside and strawberry fruit ice on the inside an ...

, an ice cream made by Unilever's Heartbrand *

Twister (pastry) A cruller () is a deep-fried pastry like a doughnut popular in Europe and North America often made from a rectangle of dough with a cut made in the middle that allows it to be pulled over and through itself, producing twists in the sides of the ...

, a cruller *

Twister (software) Twister is an experimental peer-to-peer microblogging program. It is decentralized; consequently it cannot be shut down by an attack as there is no single point to attack. The system uses end-to-end encryption to safeguard communications. It is ...

, a decentralized P2P microblogging platform *

Twister (yacht) The Twister is a masthead rigged sloop, length , beam , draft . It has a full length keel and a full-depth transom-hung rudder which is tiller steered. Total displacement (empty) is about , of which is encapsulated lead ballast. This saili ...

, a sailing keelboat *

Twister supersonic separator The Twister supersonic separator is a compact tubular device which is used for removing water and/or hydrocarbon dewpointing of natural gas. The principle of operation is similar to the near isentropic Brayton cycle of a turboexpander. The gas is ...

, hydrocarbon processing system for the dehydration and dewpointing of natural gas *

Twister Twister may refer to: Weather * Tornado Aviation * Pipistrel Twister, a Slovenian ultralight trike * Silence Twister, a German homebuilt aircraft design * Wings of Change Twister, an Austrian paraglider design Entertainment * ''Twister'' (1989 ...

, a type of spinal lock *

Twister (band) Twister is a Brazilian pop rock band formed in 2000. The band was originally composed of Sander Mecca (guitar), Leo Richter (bass guitar), Luciano Lucca ( keyboards), Gilson Campos ( drums) and Alex Bandera (guitar). History The group Twister ...

, a Brazilian pop rock band

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Other uses

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