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tornado
(encz) | tornado,smršť Zdeněk Brož |
tornado
(encz) | tornado,tornádo n: Zdeněk Brož |
Tornado
(gcide) | Tornado \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.
[1913 Webster] |
tornado
(wn) | tornado
n 1: a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring
over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending
toward the ground [syn: tornado, twister]
2: a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather
than snorted; highly addictive [syn: crack, {crack
cocaine}, tornado] |
tornado
(foldoc) | Tornado
The software development environment
previously distributed with VxWorks.
(1996-11-29)
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tornado cellar
(encz) | tornado cellar, n: |
tornado lantern
(encz) | tornado lantern, n: |
tornadoes
(encz) | tornadoes, |
Tornado
(gcide) | Tornado \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.
[1913 Webster] |
Tornadoes
(gcide) | Tornado \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.
[1913 Webster] |
tornado cellar
(wn) | tornado cellar
n 1: an underground shelter where you can go until a storm
passes [syn: storm cellar, cyclone cellar, {tornado
cellar}] |
tornado lantern
(wn) | tornado lantern
n 1: 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,
tornado lantern, storm lantern, storm lamp] |
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