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tornado 音標拼音: [tɔrn'ed ,o] n. 旋風,龍卷風,大雷雨 旋風,龍卷風,大雷雨 tornado n 1: a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel- shaped cloud extending toward the ground [ synonym: { tornado}, { twister}] 2: a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive [ synonym: { crack}, { crack cocaine}, { tornado}] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 43 Moby Thesaurus words for " tornado": baguio, blaze, burst, convulsion, cyclone, dirty weather, dust devil, eruption, explosion, fit, flare- up, foul weather, gale, gust, hurricane, irruption, line squall, outbreak, outburst, paroxysm, rainspout, rainstorm, rotary storm, rough weather, sand column, sandspout, seizure, snowstorm, spasm, squall, storm, stormy weather, tempest, tempestuous rage, thunderstorm, twister, typhoon, upheaval, waterspout, whirlblast, whirlwind, wind eddy, windstorm |
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