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English Dictionary: tornado by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tornado
n
  1. a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
    Synonym(s): tornado, twister
  2. a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
    Synonym(s): crack, crack cocaine, tornado
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
  
      The {software development environment}
      previously distributed with {VxWorks}.
  
      (1996-11-29)
  
  
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