tornado 的定义
plural tor·na·does, tor·na·dos.
- Meteorology. a potentially violent and destructive system of atmospheric circulation, characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris: although tornadoes have occurred on all continents except Antarctica, they are most common in the United States, especially in the area known as Tornado Alley. Compare waterspout.
- Meteorology. a violent squall or whirlwind of small extent, as one of those occurring during the summer on the west coast of Africa.
- a violent outburst, as of emotion or activity: The weekly tornado has arrived—in the form of my three grandchildren and their two dogs.
- Tornado, Military. a supersonic, two-seat, multipurpose military aircraft produced jointly by West Germany, Britain, and Italy and capable of flying in darkness and bad weather.
tornado 近义词
weather event
更多tornado例句
- A tornado hit Welch and Rawlings’ studio earlier this year and almost destroyed their archives, inspiring them to release the music as soon as they could.
- I decided to book the Mayhem 1 tour with Extreme Chase Tours, one of some 20 stormchasing outfits in the country, which promises a 90 percent chance of seeing a tornado over the course of six days.
- So I back-burnered tornadoes for decades and nearly forgot about them.
- Imagine a straight length of hose, representing the length of a straight vortex like a tornado.
- Each day of additional warning gives emergency managers that much more time to prepare for incoming heat waves, cold snaps, tornadoes or other wild weather.
- At the time, sirens were not yet standard in tornado country.
- About 9:30 p.m. on Palm Sunday in 1965, a tornado struck Toledo, Ohio.
- The classic film that opens with a tornado sweeping through a Kansas farm made its debut 75 years ago in 1939.
- Fallin has received high marks for her leadership after a tornado devastated the town of Moore.
- And the town of Moore was no longer known just for the tornado that devastated it a year ago.
- A fearsome thunderstorm or howling tornado of dust might reveal her fickleness of mood at any moment.
- A tremendous tornado passed over the city of Natchez, very destructive to life and property.
- A destructive tornado swept over a portion of Lapeer county, Michigan.
- She was timid during any thunder shower and this was worse than a shower which threatened—a tornado seemed imminent.
- He fell upon Mrs. Buttershaw, a slatternly and sour-visaged woman, and hurled at her a tornado of questions.