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tornado Definition

tor·nado (tôr nā)

noun pl. -·does or -·dos

  1. ☆ a violently whirling column of air, with wind speeds of about 100 to 300 miles per hour, extending downward from a cumulonimbus cloud, esp. in Australia and the central U.S.: usually appearing as a rapidly rotating, slender, funnel-shaped cloud and typically causing great destruction along its narrow path
  2. in W Africa and the adjacent Atlantic, a severe thundersquall
  3. any whirlwind or hurricane

Etymology: altered (prob. based on Sp tornar, to turn) < Sp tronada, thunder, thunderstorm < tronar, to thunder < L tonare, to thunder

tornado Related Forms

tor·nadic (-nadik) adjective

tornado Synonyms

tornado

n.

tornado Usage Examples

Converse of subject

hit: Britain is tornado hotspot Britain is five times more likely to be hit by a tornado than the United States, research reveals today.

Converse of object

  • spawn: The storms, many of which spawned tornadoes, ripped off roofs, smashed homes and left many without power.
  • rip: In 1979, a tornado ripped through Windsor Locks, wreaking destruction along the eastern portions of the airport.
  • produce: Environment: Mars ' destructive temper may produce tornadoes, explosions, high winds or flooding.
  • create: Tornado The tornado will create a giant vertical tornado.
  • see: Quite envious that you have seen a tornado, not many people have!
  • include: However, some storms, including tornadoes, still cannot be forecast accurately.

Adjective modifier

  • deadly: In 2001, in the wake of a deadly tornado, it gave the city of Fort Worth $ 10,000.
  • mini: Ali Smith was a mini tornado that failed to be fully unleashed on this occasion.
  • violent: The most violent tornados are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of 250 mph or more.
  • small: On the 14th a small tornado damaged a caravan camp at Pwllheli.
  • most: Oklahoma City is the most tornado prone city in the world.
  • several: Several tornadoes occur every year in the Czech Republic.

Modifies a noun

  • outbreak: Others were confirmed after TORRO site investigations in South Wales, Somerset and Gloucestershire, making this a significant tornado outbreak by UK standards.
  • warning: In the US midwest sirens are used for tornado warnings.
  • path: A tornadoes path can be very selective, destroying homes directly in it path, while neighboring ones are untouched.
  • watch: A bit of a tornado watch going on now.
  • strike: Then the tornado strikes, and she's off to Oz.
  • fuel: TORNADO FUEL SAVER - FUEL SAVER FOR CARS Fuel Saver Device ( aka Tornado Gas Saver ) A Super Fuel Saver!

Noun used with modifier

RAF: A Coastguard boat has located the wreck of an RAF Tornado which crashed into the Humber Estuary on Friday 17th May.

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