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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