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1 cyclone
coll < meteo> (localized violently destructive windstorm over land) ■ Tornado m ; wandernder Wirbelsturm m ; Wirbelsturm m ugscoll < meteo> (large-scale atmospheric wind-and-pressure system) ■ Zyklon m ; Wirbelsturm m ugs< proc> ■ Hydrozyklon n -
2 tornado
< meteo> (localized violently destructive windstorm over land) ■ Tornado m ; wandernder Wirbelsturm m ; Wirbelsturm m ugs
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