TORNADOS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Tornado

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 16th century (denoting a violent thunderstorm of the tropical Atlantic Ocean): perhaps an alteration of Spanish tronada ‘thunderstorm’ (from tronar ‘to thunder’) by association with Spanish tornar ‘to turn’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: tɔːˈneɪdəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.

Short Definition:

mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having appearance of funnel-shaped cloud

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