Tornado - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |tɔːrˈneɪdəʊ|  American pronunciation of the word tornado
Brit.  |tɔːˈneɪdəʊ|  British pronunciation of the word tornado

noun

- a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground (syn: twister)
- a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive (syn: crack)

Extra examples

...a lone tree remained erect after the terrible tornado had passed...

...survivors of the tornado were bivouacked in the church basement...

Dozens of houses were flattened by the tornado.

...the serenity in the aftermath of the tornado was remarkable...

...the tocsin rang out, warning us of the approaching tornado...

...a dark, baleful sky portending a tornado...

The tornado laid the house flat.

Hundreds of homes were flattened by the tornado.

The tornado destroyed everything in its path.

When he was in the airforce he flew Tornado jets.

Indiana tornado deals death and destruction.

The tornado ripped along the coast

Word forms

noun
singular: tornado
plural: tornadoes or tornados
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