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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tornado \Tor*na"do\, noun; 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tornado
noun
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)]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "tornado": 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
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
Tornado The {software development environment} previously distributed with {VxWorks}. (1996-11-29)
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 U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Tornado, WV -- U.S. Census Designated Place in West Virginia Population (2000): 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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