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A vortex of rapidly moving air associated with some severe thunderstorms. Winds within the tornado funnel may exceed 500 kilometers per hour.
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A violently rotating column of air, usually pendant to a cumulonimbus, with circulation reaching the ground. It nearly always starts as a funnel cloud and may be accompanied by a loud roaring noise. O [..]
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1550s, ternado, navigator's word for violent windy thunderstorm in the tropical Atlantic, probably a mangled borrowing from Spanish tronada "thunderstorm," from tronar "to thunder, [..]
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An intense, rotating column of air that protrudes from a cumulonimbus cloud in the shape of a funnel or a rope and touches the ground. (See Funnel cloud.)
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a violently rotating column of air that forms at the bottom of a cloud and touches the ground.
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A rotating column of air, in contact with the surface, pendant from a cumuliform cloud, and often visible as a funnel cloud and/or circulating debris/dust at the ground. On a local scale, the tornado [..]
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A whirlwind or mass of rotating air with high wind speeds at its center.
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a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground crack: a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rathe [..]
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a localized, anti-clockwise spiral of wind with extremely violent wind speed and uplift.
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A violent rotating column of air, in contact with the ground, pendant from a cumulonimbus cloud. A tornado does not require the visible presence of a funnel cloud. It has a typical width of tens to hu [..]
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A small but extremely violent storm. The distinctive funnel clouds descend to the ground from the base of a thundercloud and can be up to 100 metres at the base.
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If you dream that you are in a tornado, you will be filled with disappointment and perplexity over the miscarriage of studied plans for swift attainment of fortune. See Hurricane.   
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(n) - a narrow, cyclonic storm with very high wind speeds
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A destructive windstorm occurring over land, characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground.
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A destructive, whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that has extremely low air pressure.
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A violent storm characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud and high winds.
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destructive, rotating column of air that has very high wind speeds and that may be visible as a funnel-shaped cloud. total eclipse -
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A rotating column of air usually accompanied by a funnel-shaped downward extension of a cumulonimbus cloud and having a vortex several hundred yards in diameter whirling destructively at speeds of up to 500 miles (800 kilometers) per hour.
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(n) a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground(n) a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rathe [..]
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Concentrated storms that are characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud and extreme winds (Lesson 28)
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A violent rotating column of air, extending from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud to the ground, producing damaging winds up to 300 mph. TROPICAL DEPRESSION: A tropical cyclone in which the maximum 1- [..]
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A violent rotating column of air, in contact with the ground, pendant from a cumulonimbus cloud. A tornado does not require the visible presence of a funnel cloud. It has a typical width of tens to hu [..]
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A violently rotating column of air in contact with and extending between a convective cloud and the surface of the earth. It is the most destructive of all storm-scale atmospheric phenomena. They can [..]
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Rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes generally produce damage paths of 100 yards wide or less, with path lengths of a couple miles.
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A violently rotating column of air that reaches from the base of a cloud to the ground.
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Whirlwind having a diameter of less than a quarter of a mile, and a speed of travel of about 30 knots. Wind velocity may exceed 200 knots. Local effects may be disastrous.
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A whirling wind over land, accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud. It is usually very violent and destructive in a narrow path, often for many miles.
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A twisting, spinning funnel of low pressure air. The most unpredictable weather event, tornadoes are created during powerful thunderstorms. As a column of warm air rises, air rushes in at ground level [..]
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A rotating column of air usually accompanied by a funnel-shaped downward extension of a cumulonimbus cloud and having a vortex several hundred yards in diameter whirling destructively at speeds of up to 500 miles (800 kilometers) per hour.
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A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from the base of a thunderstorm. A condensation funnel does not need to reach to the ground for a tornado to be present; a debris cloud beneath a thunderstorm is all that is needed to confirm the presence of a tornado, even in the total absence of a condensation funnel. It [..]
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Rapidly spinning wind shaped like a cone or funnel. Conditions are ripe for tornadoes when the air becomes unstable inside a big thunderstorm, with blowing winds creating rolling air currents. When it [..]
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A violently rotating column of air, usually pendant to a cumulonimbus, with circulation reaching the ground. It nearly always starts as a funnel cloud and may be accompanied by a loud roaring noise. On a local scale, it is the most destructive of all atmospheric phenomena.
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A rotating column of air that stretches from the base of a cumulonimbus or towering cumulus cloud. This is the most intense atmospheric phenomena and takes the shape of a funnel cloud. A tornado develops from a funnel cloud with strong and violent rotation that extends entirely to the surface. Upon impact with the ground, strong winds associated wi [..]
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A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a cumulonimbus cloud with a circulation that reaches the ground. However, the visible portion might not extend all the way to the ground. Tornado Warnin [..]
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A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from the base of a thunderstorm. A condensation funnel does not need to reach to the ground for a tornado to be present; a debris cloud beneath a thunderstorm is all that is needed to confirm the presence of a tornado, even in the total absence of a condensation funnel.
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An intense, rotating column of air that protrudes from a cumulonimbus cloud in the shape of a funnel or a rope whose circulation is present on the ground.
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A rotating column of air, usually accompanied by a funnel shaped downward extension of a cumulonimbus cloud, perhaps several hundred yards or more in diameter, whirling destructively at speeds sometimes in excess of 300 miles per hour. Also called a twister.
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A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground. It typically forms from a thunderstorm. Tornadoes are ranked F0 to F5 on the Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale based on their intensity and [..]
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A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a cumulonimbus cloud with a circulation that reaches the ground.
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A violently rotating column of air, in contact with the surface, pendant from a cumuliform cloud, and often (but not always) visible as a funnel cloud. Wind speeds are sometimes estimated on the basis [..]
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A violently rotating column of air in contact with and extending between a convective cloud and the surface of the earth. It is the most destructive of all storm-scale atmospheric phenomena. They can occur anywhere in the world given the right conditions, but are most frequent in the United States in an area bounded by the Rockies on the west and t [..]
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A violently rotating column of air, usually pendant to a cumulonimbus, with circulation reaching the ground. It nearly always starts as a funnel cloud and may be accompanied by a loud roaring noise. O [..]
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A small mass of air that whirls rapidly about an almost vertical axis; made visible by clouds and by dust and debris sucked into the system.
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A violent rotating column of air, usually forming a pendant from a cumulonimbus cloud with the circulation reaching the ground. It nearly always starts as a funnel cloud and may be accompanied by a loud roaring noise. On a local scale, it is the most destructive of all atmospheric phenomena.
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A violently rotating column of air in contact with and extending between a convective cloud and the surface of the earth. It is the most destructive of all storm-scale atmospheric phenomena. They can [..]
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A violently rotating column of air that is in contact with the ground. Sometimes a condensation funnel is not obvious for the entire length, cloud to ground, but even so, a debris cloud will be visibl [..]
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A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from the base of a thunderstorm. A condensation funnel does not need to reach to the ground for a tornado to be present; a d [..]
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A violently rotating column of air in contact with and extending between a convective cloud and the surface of the earth. It is the most destructive of all storm-scale atmospheric phenomena. They can [..]
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A violent, funnel-shaped rotating column of air that has contact with the earth's surface and is extended from a thunderstorm base.
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A violently rotating column of air in contact with and extending between a convective cloud and the surface of the earth. It is the most destructive of all storm-scale
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Tornadoes are rapidly rotating columns of air that blow around a small area of intense low pressure. A Tornado in circulation is present on the ground either as a funnel shaped cloud or a swirling cloud of dust and debris. Some Tornadoes never reach the ground, and they appear to hang from a parent cloud as a rapidly rotating funnel. Most tornadoes [..]
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A violently rotating column of air, usually pendant to a cumulonimbus, with circulation reaching the ground. It nearly always starts as a funnel cloud and may be accompanied by a loud roaring noise. O [..]
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A strong, rotating column of air extending from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud to
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A violently rotating column of air in contact with and extending between a convective cloud and the surface of the earth. It is the most destructive of all storm-scale atmospheric phenomena. They can occur anywhere in the world given the right conditions, but are most frequent in the United States in an area bounded by the Rockies on the west and t [..]
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The Tornado is a double handed multihull class recognised as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation. It was used for the Catamaran discipline at the Olympic Games from 1976 to [..]
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A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to a [..]
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The Tornado is a double handed multihull class recognised as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation. It was used for the Catamaran discipline at the Olympic Games from 1976 to [..]
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A tornado is a violent rotating column of air that touches the surface of the earth. Tornado may also refer to:
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A tornado is a violent rotating column of air that touches the surface of the earth. Tornado may also refer to:
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Tornado was a short-lived weekly British comic magazine published for 22 issues by IPC Magazines between March 1979 and August 1979. After the cancellations of the Starlord and Action titles, IPC laun [..]
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Tornado was a short-lived weekly British comic magazine published for 22 issues by IPC Magazines between March 1979 and August 1979. After the cancellations of the Starlord and Action titles, IPC laun [..]
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Tornado was a competitor on the UK TV series Robot Wars, noteworthy as the champion of the sixth series. It was built by Andrew Marchant, Bryan Moss and David Gamble, from Sawtry, near Huntingdon.
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Tornado was a competitor on the UK TV series Robot Wars, noteworthy as the champion of the sixth series. It was built by Andrew Marchant, Bryan Moss and David Gamble, from Sawtry, near Huntingdon.
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Tornado (occasionally Toronado) is a horse ridden by the character Zorro in several films and books. Tornado is said to be intelligent and fast. His name is pronounced in the Spanish way, "tor-NAH-do" [..]
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The Tornado is a wooden roller coaster located at Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa, near Des Moines. The Tornado made its debut on July 4, 1978, during Adventureland's third full season. It was designed [..]
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A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to a [..]
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A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to a [..]
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Tornado is a 1943 film directed by William A. Berke and starring Chester Morris and Nancy Kelly.
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Tornado is a combat flight simulator video game by Digital Integration that models the Panavia Tornado. It was released in 1993 for DOS and Amiga. Tornado is one of the first flight simulations to off [..]
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Steve Debbes (born April 3, 1966), better known by his ring name Tornado, is a South African professional wrestler performing for World Wrestling Professionals. He is a 2-time WWP Heavyweight World Ch [..]
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Tornado (1996) is a children's book by Betsy Byars, illustrated by Doron Ben-Ami.
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The Tornado is an amusement ride manufactured by Wisdom Industries Ltd. Most Tornadoes travel with a traveling midway company to many fairs with many other rides.
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Tornado is a video game for the Nintendo DS handheld gaming system, developed by South Korean studio SKONEC Entertainment and published by Ignition Entertainment. The game tasks you as Toki, a member [..]
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Tornado is brand of table football (foosball) table that has been used in the World Championships since 1986. The original Tornado model was created by engineer Bob Furr. The Tornado brand has been m [..]
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Tornado (formerly known as Bobs) was a roller coaster located at Coney Island along Bowery Street in Brooklyn, New York City. Designed by Fred Church and built by the L. A. Thompson Company, the roll [..]
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Tornado is a scalable, non-blocking web server and web application framework written in Python. It was developed for use by FriendFeed; the company was acquired by Facebook in 2009 and Tornado was ope [..]
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A tornado is a violent rotating column of air that touches the surface of the earth. Tornado may also refer to:
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The Tornado is a water slide manufactured by ProSlide Technology. It requires riders to sit in a 2-6 seater round tube. Riders drop from inside a tunnel out into the ride's main element shaped like a [..]
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"Tornado" is a song recorded by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released in October 2012 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Tornado. The song was written by Nata [..]
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The Tornado is a steel inverted roller coaster at the Parque de Atracciones de Madrid in Casa de Campo, Madrid, Spain. Manufactured by Intamin, it opened on May 23, 1999.
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