Meaning & use
tornado
A violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground.
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The tornado tore the roof off the barn and scattered debris across the field.
Residents took shelter in the basement as the tornado siren began to wail.
A note on using this word
Tornadoes are measured on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which rates their destructive wind speed.
Words with a similar meaning
twister
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