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tornado

noun

A violent windstorm characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.

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Word length
7
Starts with
T
Ends with
O
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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/tɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪ.dəʊ/ /tɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪ.dəʊ/

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noun

  1. A violent windstorm characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.

    “A tornado is a rotating column of air.”

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A tornado is a rotating column of air.

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