| 单词 | tornado |
| 释义 | tornado —tornadic /tawr nad"ik, -nay"dik/, adj. —tornadolike, adj. /tawr nay"doh/, n. , pl. tornadoes, tornados. 1. a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, esp. in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris. Cf. waterspout (def. 3). 2. a violent squall or whirlwind of small extent, as one of those occurring during the summer on the west coast of Africa. 3. a violent outburst, as of emotion or activity. 4. (cap.) Mil. a supersonic, two-seat, multipurpose military aircraft produced jointly by West Germany, Britain, and Italy and capable of flying in darkness and bad weather. [1550-60; appar. by metathesis < Sp tronada thunderstorm, n. use of fem. of tronado, ptp. of tronar < L tonare to thunder; r. 16th-century ternado, with unexplained e] |
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