tornado

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Pronunciation

• enPR: tô(r)-nā'dō, IPA: /tɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪ.dəʊ/

Noun

tornado (plural tornados or tornadoes)

1. (meteorology) A violent windstorm characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.

   Synonyms: twister

   A tornado is a rotating column of air.

Translations

• French: tornade
• German: Tornado, Windhose
• Italian: tornado, tromba d'aria
• Portuguese: ciclone, tornado
• Russian: смерч
• Spanish: tornado

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