English Dictionary: Tornado | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for Tornado | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
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 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Tornado previously distributed with {VxWorks}. (1996-11-29) |