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tornado

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tornado 
  n  :  a  localized  and  violently  destructive  windstorm  occurring 
  over  land  characterized  by  a  funnel-shaped  cloud 
  extending  toward  the  ground  [syn:  {twister}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Tornado,  WV  (CDP,  FIPS  80764) 
  Location:  38.33285  N,  81.85568  W 
  Population  (1990):  1006  (355  housing  units) 
  Area:  9.3  sq  km  (land),  0.2  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  25202 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Tornado 
 
    The  {software  development  environment} 
  previously  distributed  with  {VxWorks}. 
 
  (1996-11-29)




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