tornade

Definitions of tornade
  1. noun
    (literary) a violent wind
    synonyms: tempête
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    type of:
    tempête de vent
    a storm consisting of violent winds
  2. noun
    a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
    synonyms: tempête
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    type of:
    cyclone
    a violent rotating windstorm
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