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Tornado

Tornado Meaning & Definition
Tornado Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tornado?

[n] a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tornado: twister

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See Also | cyclone | waterspout

Tornado In Webster's Dictionary

\Tor*na"do\, n.; pl. {Tornadoes}. [From Sp. or Pg. tornar to turn, return, L. tornare to turn, hence, a whirling wind. The Sp. & Pg. tornada is a return. See {Turn}.] A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small cyclone

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