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Meanings of tornado in English

Russian
торнадо
Portuguese
tornado
Catalan
tornado
Spanish
tornado
Wikidata

Violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the earth's surface and a cumulonimbus cloud in the air.

        торнадо
        Portuguese
        crack
        Catalan
        crack
        Wikidata

        A purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive.

              crack
              Usage of tornado in English
              1
              The radio said there was a tornado-watch in effect for the region.
              The Lost Continent
              2
              The tornado also destroyed other large buildings in Joplin, including some schools.
              Reuters
              3
              She said having never seen a tornado before, the experience was frightening.
              Radio NZ
              4
              Having never seen a tornado before, the experience was frightening, she said.
              Radio NZ
              5
              On Monday, a tornado ripped through Ennerdale and caused some serious damage.
              The South African
              6
              I found a sheet of good paper and I drew a tornado.
              Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
              7
              For one 16-year-old, the danger from the tornado required some swift thinking.
              Radio NZ
              8
              Some parts of the country experience a late tornado season in autumn.
              Reuters
              9
              The tornado threat was the latest development in a turbulent weather pattern.
              Reuters
              10
              Much of the region remains under flash flood, tornado and thunderstorm warnings.
              The Irish Times
              11
              And then quite suddenly there came a change in the on-rushing tornado.
              Swept Out to Sea / Or, Clint Webb Among the Whalers
              12
              For the Miran reserves filled the gap, and the magnetic tornado continued.
              The Ultimate Weapon
              13
              Just a day earlier in northeast Colorado, four tornado sightings were reported.
              Reuters
              14
              He sent us pictures taken of the tornado damage in that area.
              The Biography of a Rabbit
              15
              In Scranton the storm of March 25th amounted to a veritable tornado.
              The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Torna...
              16
              He could sleep in the midst of an earthquake or a tornado.
              Little By Little; or, The Cruise of the Flyaway
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              Spanish
              tornado
              Tornado through the time
              Tornado across language varieties
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              Common
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