'Tornado' definitions:
Definition of 'tornado'
(from WordNet)
noun
A localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground [syn: tornado, twister]
noun
A purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive [syn: crack, crack cocaine, tornado]
Definition of 'Tornado'
From: GCIDE
- Tornado \Tor*na"do\, n.; 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tornado'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Tornado, WV -- U.S. Census Designated Place in West Virginia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.