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tornado (noun)

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  • tornado — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly, powerful ▪ possible ▪ McMullen County is expecting a possible tornado. TORNADO + VERB ▪ hit sth, str …   Collocations dictionary

  • tornado — ► NOUN (pl. tornadoes or tornados) ▪ a violently rotating wind storm having the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud. ORIGIN perhaps from Spanish tronada thunderstorm …   English terms dictionary

  • tornado lantern — noun an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney • Syn: ↑hurricane lamp, ↑hurricane lantern, ↑storm lantern, ↑storm lamp • Hypernyms: ↑lamp * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • tornado — noun /tɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪ.dəʊ,tɔɹˈnejɾow,toɹˈnaɪ.do/ a) A violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel shaped cloud. A tornado is a rotating column of air, pendant from a cumulonimbus cloud, and nearly always observable as a funnel cloud or tuba …   Wiktionary

  • tornado lamp — noun see tornado lantern …   Useful english dictionary

  • tornado — noun (plural does or dos) Etymology: modification of Spanish tronada thunderstorm, from tronar to thunder, from Latin tonare more at thunder Date: 1556 1. archaic a tropical thunderstorm 2. a. a squall accompanying a thunderstorm in Africa b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tornado — noun plural tornadoes or tornados (C) an extremely violent storm consisting of air that spins very quickly and causes a lot of damage compare hurricane, cyclone …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tornado — noun See storm 1. 1) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • tornado — noun Syn: whirlwind, cyclone, typhoon, storm, hurricane; N.Amer.; informal twister …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • tornado cellar — noun an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes • Syn: ↑storm cellar, ↑cyclone cellar • Hypernyms: ↑shelter …   Useful english dictionary

  • tornado — UK [tɔː(r)ˈneɪdəʊ] / US [tɔrˈneɪdoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms tornado : singular tornado plural tornadoes or tornados a very strong wind that goes quickly round in a circle or funnel …   English dictionary

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