Definition of tornado in English:

tornado

nounPlural tornadoes, Plural tornados tɔːˈneɪdəʊtɔrˈneɪdoʊ

1A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
龙卷风
Example sentencesExamples
- These clouds often bring thunder and lightning, and can also bring funnel clouds or even tornadoes.
- A tornado is a funnel-shaped cloud that descends on land, creating havoc and destruction in its wake.
- The cheapest forms of housing have proven most vulnerable to the high winds of tornadoes and hurricanes.
- Sudden and dramatic drops in barometric pressure are what produce the extremely high winds in tornadoes and hurricanes.
- The funnel cloud associated with most tornadoes results from moisture condensing out of humid air as the vortex accelerates and the air pressure inside drops.
- Floods, especially flash floods, kill more people each year than hurricanes, tornadoes, wind storms or lightning.
- They found that instead of polarization, the new phase creates what the researchers call a toroid moment, which rotates in a circular fashion like a vortex or a tornado.
- All of us along the Gulf Coast have had our hurricanes, we've had our tornadoes, wind storms, floods, you name it.
- The tornado, a violently rotating column of air, extends from a thunderstorm to the ground.
- The tornado, the overhead storm clouds and the city beneath all stood out in eerie green detail.
- A hot day followed by an angry storm; sirens, menacing winds, boiling clouds, tornados, wall clouds, the whole magilla.
- Coastal Plain longleaf pine forests are proximal to coastal storms, and thus have high probabilities of experiencing hurricanes, tornadoes, and other wind disturbances.
- As we taxied along I watched the vortices, like little tornadoes, sucking water off the ground beneath the engines and knew that, because of me, there was one less piece of FO on that airfield.
- Red electricity crackled through the tornado, and the wind began to slow.
- The thunderstorms that spin out tornadoes are big clouds with lots of water and ice in them to block sunlight.
- Through the solid walls the undefined shapes entered, swirling around like the wind and almost having the appearance of a tornado.
- Treat all funnel clouds and tornadoes seriously and avoid when possible.
- The wind got stronger as clouds gathered and a tornado began to form.
- The storm spun off tornadoes as it churned northwest at 119 kph with winds that topped 193 kph, causing transformers to explode in the pre-dawn darkness.
- The threat equations model the destructive force of various-strength tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes - and bombs.
Synonyms
whirlwind, windstorm, cyclone, typhoon, tropical storm/cyclone, tempest, dust devil, storm, superstorm, hurricane, gale, squall
North American informal twister
1. 1.1 A person or thing characterized by violent or devastating action or emotion.
  〈喻〉极具破坏力的人（或物），情感火爆的人
  teenagers caught up in a tornado of sexual confusion
  Example sentencesExamples
  It finally took a hard smack with Godzilla's tail to rouse him out of his glum state and knock us all over with a wind tornado of anger.
  He played the role of the tornado and wind of the Elders.
  I smile weakly at him but behind the cool countenance there is a rumbling tornado of anger, fear, denial, regret, devastation and a certain element of guilt.
  Jeanna's eye seemed to contain the savage winds of a tornado.
  I wasn't about to enter into an explanation of the tornado of confusion that was engulfing my life right now.
  The kaleidoscopic tornado of feelings clouded his mind.
  You came and left like a tornado of emotions… and you forever marked my heart.
  It felt like a tornado of a thousand emotions was tearing away at my insides.
  You're at your coolest and most collected when you're the eye of a tornado, surrounded by a frenzy of activity.
  Despite the absence of Decira, the pace did not slow down a bit, and the world continued to spin, catching all who remained in its tornado of confusion.
  So what's next for Al, a role where he's just a deafening Tasmanian Devil-like tornado, spewing hoo-ha's and drops of midnight hair tonic?

Derivatives

tornadic

adjective tɔːˈnadɪk

1Relating to or of the nature of a tornado.
tornadic storms tore through the Midwest
1. 1.1 Characterized by violent or devastating action or emotion.
  〈喻〉极具破坏力的人（或物），情感火爆的人
Example sentencesExamples
- Combine that with the other things we've been hearing like the one you reported during our weather report that there might be tornadic activity coming into this area in about 10 minutes ago - 10 minutes or so.
- The executive administrator there at the airport saying that he feels as though most of that damage was not just caused by Hurricane Katrina, but possibly by tornadic activity.
- The TV news overhyped it, of course; even after the threat of tornadic activity had passed the weatherpersons couldn't lose the grim sound of DOOM in their voices.
- real change will come through the expression of the tornadic wrath of the people

Origin

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'.

A tornado was originally a violent thunderstorm over the tropical Atlantic Ocean. The word may be an alteration of Spanish tronada ‘thunderstorm’, influenced by tornar ‘to turn’, a reference to the shape of a ‘twister’. See also typhoon, tsunami

Rhymes

carbonado, dado, Feydeau, gambado, Oviedo, Toledo

Definition of tornado in US English:

tornado

nountôrˈnādōtɔrˈneɪdoʊ

1A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
龙卷风
Example sentencesExamples
- The tornado, a violently rotating column of air, extends from a thunderstorm to the ground.
- Red electricity crackled through the tornado, and the wind began to slow.
- The thunderstorms that spin out tornadoes are big clouds with lots of water and ice in them to block sunlight.
- The storm spun off tornadoes as it churned northwest at 119 kph with winds that topped 193 kph, causing transformers to explode in the pre-dawn darkness.
- These clouds often bring thunder and lightning, and can also bring funnel clouds or even tornadoes.
- Treat all funnel clouds and tornadoes seriously and avoid when possible.
- Sudden and dramatic drops in barometric pressure are what produce the extremely high winds in tornadoes and hurricanes.
- They found that instead of polarization, the new phase creates what the researchers call a toroid moment, which rotates in a circular fashion like a vortex or a tornado.
- A hot day followed by an angry storm; sirens, menacing winds, boiling clouds, tornados, wall clouds, the whole magilla.
- The tornado, the overhead storm clouds and the city beneath all stood out in eerie green detail.
- Through the solid walls the undefined shapes entered, swirling around like the wind and almost having the appearance of a tornado.
- The threat equations model the destructive force of various-strength tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes - and bombs.
- A tornado is a funnel-shaped cloud that descends on land, creating havoc and destruction in its wake.
- Coastal Plain longleaf pine forests are proximal to coastal storms, and thus have high probabilities of experiencing hurricanes, tornadoes, and other wind disturbances.
- Floods, especially flash floods, kill more people each year than hurricanes, tornadoes, wind storms or lightning.
- The wind got stronger as clouds gathered and a tornado began to form.
- As we taxied along I watched the vortices, like little tornadoes, sucking water off the ground beneath the engines and knew that, because of me, there was one less piece of FO on that airfield.
- The funnel cloud associated with most tornadoes results from moisture condensing out of humid air as the vortex accelerates and the air pressure inside drops.
- All of us along the Gulf Coast have had our hurricanes, we've had our tornadoes, wind storms, floods, you name it.
- The cheapest forms of housing have proven most vulnerable to the high winds of tornadoes and hurricanes.
Synonyms
whirlwind, windstorm, cyclone, typhoon, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, tempest, dust devil, storm, superstorm, hurricane, gale, squall
1. 1.1 A person or thing characterized by violent or devastating action or emotion.
  〈喻〉极具破坏力的人（或物），情感火爆的人
  a tornado of sexual confusion
  惊世骇俗的性乱。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It finally took a hard smack with Godzilla's tail to rouse him out of his glum state and knock us all over with a wind tornado of anger.
  I smile weakly at him but behind the cool countenance there is a rumbling tornado of anger, fear, denial, regret, devastation and a certain element of guilt.
  He played the role of the tornado and wind of the Elders.
  Jeanna's eye seemed to contain the savage winds of a tornado.
  The kaleidoscopic tornado of feelings clouded his mind.
  I wasn't about to enter into an explanation of the tornado of confusion that was engulfing my life right now.
  So what's next for Al, a role where he's just a deafening Tasmanian Devil-like tornado, spewing hoo-ha's and drops of midnight hair tonic?
  You're at your coolest and most collected when you're the eye of a tornado, surrounded by a frenzy of activity.
  You came and left like a tornado of emotions… and you forever marked my heart.
  Despite the absence of Decira, the pace did not slow down a bit, and the world continued to spin, catching all who remained in its tornado of confusion.
  It felt like a tornado of a thousand emotions was tearing away at my insides.

Origin

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’.

单词	tornado
释义	Definition of tornado in English: tornado nounPlural tornadoes, Plural tornados tɔːˈneɪdəʊtɔrˈneɪdoʊ 1A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system. 龙卷风 Example sentencesExamples These clouds often bring thunder and lightning, and can also bring funnel clouds or even tornadoes. A tornado is a funnel-shaped cloud that descends on land, creating havoc and destruction in its wake. The cheapest forms of housing have proven most vulnerable to the high winds of tornadoes and hurricanes. Sudden and dramatic drops in barometric pressure are what produce the extremely high winds in tornadoes and hurricanes. The funnel cloud associated with most tornadoes results from moisture condensing out of humid air as the vortex accelerates and the air pressure inside drops. Floods, especially flash floods, kill more people each year than hurricanes, tornadoes, wind storms or lightning. They found that instead of polarization, the new phase creates what the researchers call a toroid moment, which rotates in a circular fashion like a vortex or a tornado. All of us along the Gulf Coast have had our hurricanes, we've had our tornadoes, wind storms, floods, you name it. The tornado, a violently rotating column of air, extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. The tornado, the overhead storm clouds and the city beneath all stood out in eerie green detail. A hot day followed by an angry storm; sirens, menacing winds, boiling clouds, tornados, wall clouds, the whole magilla. Coastal Plain longleaf pine forests are proximal to coastal storms, and thus have high probabilities of experiencing hurricanes, tornadoes, and other wind disturbances. As we taxied along I watched the vortices, like little tornadoes, sucking water off the ground beneath the engines and knew that, because of me, there was one less piece of FO on that airfield. Red electricity crackled through the tornado, and the wind began to slow. The thunderstorms that spin out tornadoes are big clouds with lots of water and ice in them to block sunlight. Through the solid walls the undefined shapes entered, swirling around like the wind and almost having the appearance of a tornado. Treat all funnel clouds and tornadoes seriously and avoid when possible. The wind got stronger as clouds gathered and a tornado began to form. The storm spun off tornadoes as it churned northwest at 119 kph with winds that topped 193 kph, causing transformers to explode in the pre-dawn darkness. The threat equations model the destructive force of various-strength tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes - and bombs. Synonyms whirlwind, windstorm, cyclone, typhoon, tropical storm/cyclone, tempest, dust devil, storm, superstorm, hurricane, gale, squall North American informal twister 1.1 A person or thing characterized by violent or devastating action or emotion. 〈喻〉极具破坏力的人（或物），情感火爆的人 teenagers caught up in a tornado of sexual confusion Example sentencesExamples It finally took a hard smack with Godzilla's tail to rouse him out of his glum state and knock us all over with a wind tornado of anger. He played the role of the tornado and wind of the Elders. I smile weakly at him but behind the cool countenance there is a rumbling tornado of anger, fear, denial, regret, devastation and a certain element of guilt. Jeanna's eye seemed to contain the savage winds of a tornado. I wasn't about to enter into an explanation of the tornado of confusion that was engulfing my life right now. The kaleidoscopic tornado of feelings clouded his mind. You came and left like a tornado of emotions… and you forever marked my heart. It felt like a tornado of a thousand emotions was tearing away at my insides. You're at your coolest and most collected when you're the eye of a tornado, surrounded by a frenzy of activity. Despite the absence of Decira, the pace did not slow down a bit, and the world continued to spin, catching all who remained in its tornado of confusion. So what's next for Al, a role where he's just a deafening Tasmanian Devil-like tornado, spewing hoo-ha's and drops of midnight hair tonic? Derivatives tornadic adjective tɔːˈnadɪk 1Relating to or of the nature of a tornado. tornadic storms tore through the Midwest 1.1 Characterized by violent or devastating action or emotion. 〈喻〉极具破坏力的人（或物），情感火爆的人 Example sentencesExamples Combine that with the other things we've been hearing like the one you reported during our weather report that there might be tornadic activity coming into this area in about 10 minutes ago - 10 minutes or so. The executive administrator there at the airport saying that he feels as though most of that damage was not just caused by Hurricane Katrina, but possibly by tornadic activity. The TV news overhyped it, of course; even after the threat of tornadic activity had passed the weatherpersons couldn't lose the grim sound of DOOM in their voices. real change will come through the expression of the tornadic wrath of the people Origin 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'. A tornado was originally a violent thunderstorm over the tropical Atlantic Ocean. The word may be an alteration of Spanish tronada ‘thunderstorm’, influenced by tornar ‘to turn’, a reference to the shape of a ‘twister’. See also typhoon, tsunami Rhymes carbonado, dado, Feydeau, gambado, Oviedo, Toledo Definition of tornado in US English: tornado nountôrˈnādōtɔrˈneɪdoʊ 1A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system. 龙卷风 Example sentencesExamples The tornado, a violently rotating column of air, extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. Red electricity crackled through the tornado, and the wind began to slow. The thunderstorms that spin out tornadoes are big clouds with lots of water and ice in them to block sunlight. The storm spun off tornadoes as it churned northwest at 119 kph with winds that topped 193 kph, causing transformers to explode in the pre-dawn darkness. These clouds often bring thunder and lightning, and can also bring funnel clouds or even tornadoes. Treat all funnel clouds and tornadoes seriously and avoid when possible. Sudden and dramatic drops in barometric pressure are what produce the extremely high winds in tornadoes and hurricanes. They found that instead of polarization, the new phase creates what the researchers call a toroid moment, which rotates in a circular fashion like a vortex or a tornado. A hot day followed by an angry storm; sirens, menacing winds, boiling clouds, tornados, wall clouds, the whole magilla. The tornado, the overhead storm clouds and the city beneath all stood out in eerie green detail. Through the solid walls the undefined shapes entered, swirling around like the wind and almost having the appearance of a tornado. The threat equations model the destructive force of various-strength tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes - and bombs. A tornado is a funnel-shaped cloud that descends on land, creating havoc and destruction in its wake. Coastal Plain longleaf pine forests are proximal to coastal storms, and thus have high probabilities of experiencing hurricanes, tornadoes, and other wind disturbances. Floods, especially flash floods, kill more people each year than hurricanes, tornadoes, wind storms or lightning. The wind got stronger as clouds gathered and a tornado began to form. As we taxied along I watched the vortices, like little tornadoes, sucking water off the ground beneath the engines and knew that, because of me, there was one less piece of FO on that airfield. The funnel cloud associated with most tornadoes results from moisture condensing out of humid air as the vortex accelerates and the air pressure inside drops. All of us along the Gulf Coast have had our hurricanes, we've had our tornadoes, wind storms, floods, you name it. The cheapest forms of housing have proven most vulnerable to the high winds of tornadoes and hurricanes. Synonyms whirlwind, windstorm, cyclone, typhoon, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, tempest, dust devil, storm, superstorm, hurricane, gale, squall 1.1 A person or thing characterized by violent or devastating action or emotion. 〈喻〉极具破坏力的人（或物），情感火爆的人 a tornado of sexual confusion 惊世骇俗的性乱。 Example sentencesExamples It finally took a hard smack with Godzilla's tail to rouse him out of his glum state and knock us all over with a wind tornado of anger. I smile weakly at him but behind the cool countenance there is a rumbling tornado of anger, fear, denial, regret, devastation and a certain element of guilt. He played the role of the tornado and wind of the Elders. Jeanna's eye seemed to contain the savage winds of a tornado. The kaleidoscopic tornado of feelings clouded his mind. I wasn't about to enter into an explanation of the tornado of confusion that was engulfing my life right now. So what's next for Al, a role where he's just a deafening Tasmanian Devil-like tornado, spewing hoo-ha's and drops of midnight hair tonic? You're at your coolest and most collected when you're the eye of a tornado, surrounded by a frenzy of activity. You came and left like a tornado of emotions… and you forever marked my heart. Despite the absence of Decira, the pace did not slow down a bit, and the world continued to spin, catching all who remained in its tornado of confusion. It felt like a tornado of a thousand emotions was tearing away at my insides. Origin 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’.
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