Tornado - English meaning

noun

A system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure, with an anticlockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression.

Usage examples:

Visitors were told how weather data which flow in continuously from around 500 weather stations all…

noun

A violent and often destructive storm in which the wind moves very fast in a circular direction

noun

A very strong wind.

Usage examples:

I slept well despite the howling gales outside

noun

A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the caribbean.

Usage examples:

A powerful hurricane hit the florida coast

proper noun

A single-seat, single-engined british fighter aircraft of the second world war, produced by the hawker company and remembered in particular for its role in the battle of britain along with the spitfire.

noun

A violent storm with strong circular winds of at least 72 miles (or 118 kilometers) per hour, esp. in the western atlantic ocean

noun

A sudden violent gust of wind or localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet.

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Low clouds and squalls of driving rain

verb

(of a baby or small child) cry noisily and continuously.

Usage examples:

Sarah was squalling in her crib

noun

A sudden, strong wind or brief storm, esp. over water

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Occasional rain squalls blow furiously across the sea.

noun

A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

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These kinds of storms can produce rain, hail snow, thunder and lightning.

verb

Move angrily or forcefully in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She burst into tears and stormed off

noun

An extreme weather condition with strong winds and heavy rain or snow

Usage examples:

The storm left over a foot of snow on the ground., the new rent regulations raised a storm of criti…

noun

A violent windy storm.

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A raging tempest

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A violent storm

noun

A swindler; a dishonest person.

Usage examples:

She's a back-stabbing, double-dealing twister

noun

A dangerous wind storm; a tornado

noun

A tropical storm in the region of the indian or western pacific oceans.

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There has been an observed and recorded link between the sea surface temperature and the frequency …

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A type of violent storm with strong circular winds that happens esp. in the pacific ocean

noun

A column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape.

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They can cause dust devils and whirlwinds, though these are nothing when compared to the immense du…

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A storm with strong winds that move in a circle

Usage examples:

The film created a whirlwind of controversy., a whirlwind tour

noun

A storm with very strong wind but little or no rain or snow; a gale.

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Besides genetics, factors that keep most eastern old growth from soaring to the skies are thin, roc…