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tornado

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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]

WordNet Tornado
n 1: a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring
over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud
extending toward the ground [syn: twister]
2: a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather
than snorted [syn: crack]
[also: tornadoes (pl)]

Moby Dictionary
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

FOLDOC Tornado

The software development environment
previously distributed with VxWorks.

(1996-11-29)

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

Moby Dictionary 1111
Housing Units (2000): 437
Land area (2000): 3.595035 sq. miles (9.311097 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.084938 sq. miles (0.219989 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.679973 sq. miles (9.531086 sq. km)
FIPS code: 80764
Located within: West Virginia (WV) , FIPS 54
Location: 38.341801 N , 81.849474 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 25202
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Tornado , WV
Tornado

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