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Pronunciation
(Britain, Australia) tô(r)-n�'d�, /t��(ɹ)�neɪd��/, /tO:(r)"neId@U/
WEAE /toɹ�naɪ.do/

Etymology
From Spanish tronada (thunderstorm) < tronar (to thunder) < Latin tonare (to thunder) < Proto-Indo-European *(s)tene- (to thunder). The 'o' and 'r' were reversed in English (metathesis) under influence of Spanish tornar (to twist, to turn) < Latin tornare (to turn).

Noun
en-noun|tornadoes

1. A violently rotating column of air, pendant from a cumulonimbus cloud, and nearly always observable as a funnel cloud or tuba. On a local scale, it is the most destructive of all atmospheric phenomena. Its vortex, commonly several hundred yards in diameter, whirls usually counterclockwise with wind speeds of 100 to more than 300 miles per hour (161 to 483 kmph). Its general direction of travel is governed by the motion of its parent cloud.

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Synonyms
twister
Cyclone

Derived terms
tornado watch, tornado warning (A tornado watch means that conditions are favorable for producing a tornado. A tornado warning means that a tornado has been sighted in the area.)
tornado shelter

Translations
trans-top|column of air
Arabic: t-|ar|اعصار|m)|tr�i��á:r|scArab
Cherokee: t-|chr|���|trunole|xsCherokee
Chinese: t-|cmn|��風|scHani|xsMandarin, t-|cmn|���|trl�ngju�nf�ng|scHani|xs=Mandarin
Danish: t-|da|tornado|c
Dutch: t-|nl|tornado
Finnish: t-|fi|tornado, t-|fi|trombi
French: t+|fr|tornade|f
German: t+|de|Tornado|m
Greek: t|el|ανεμο����βιλο�|m|tranemostróvilos|scGrek
Italian: t-|it|ciclone|m
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Japanese: t-|ja|�巻|tr����, tatsumaki|scJpan, t-|ja|�����|trtorunedo|scJpan
Korean: t-|ko|��|trpokpung|scHang, t-|ko|����|trtoneido|scHang
Lithuanian: t-|lt|viesulas|m|xsLithuanian, t|lt|tornadas|m|xsLithuanian, t-|lt|trombas|m|xs=Lithuanian
Portuguese: t|pt|ciclone|m
Russian: t|ru|�ме��|m|trsmer�|scCyrl, t-|ru|�о�надо|m|trtornádo|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|tornado|m
Swedish: t-|sv|tornado
Welsh: t-|cy|gyrwynt|m|xs=Welsh
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See also
cyclone
dust devil
hurricane
tsunami
typhoon
waterspout
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Danish

Noun
tornado c

1. tornado

Spanish

Noun
es-noun-m

1. tornado

See also
anticiclón m
huracán m
ciclón m
tifón m

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