tronada
51tornado — ► NOUN (pl. tornadoes or tornados) ▪ a violently rotating wind storm having the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud. ORIGIN perhaps from Spanish tronada thunderstorm …
52tornado — [tôr nā′dō] n. pl. tornadoes or tornados [altered (prob. based on Sp tornar, to turn) < Sp tronada, thunder, thunderstorm < tronar, to thunder < L tonare, to THUNDER ] ☆ 1. a violently whirling column of air, with wind speeds of about… …
53tornado — n. (pl. oes) 1 a violent storm of small extent with whirling winds, esp.: a in West Africa at the beginning and end of the rainy season. b in the US etc. over a narrow path often accompanied by a funnel shaped cloud. 2 an outburst or volley of… …
54tor|na|do — «tr NAY doh», noun, plural does or dos. 1. a) an extremely violent and destructive whirlwind. A tornado extends down from a mass of dark clouds as a whirling funnel and moves over the land in a narrow path. b) any extremely violent windstorm. 2.… …
