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tornadoes

UK/tɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪd.əʊz/

tornadoes is the plural of tornado.

Meaning of tornado

Noun

tornado (plural tornadoes or tornados)

  1. A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.
    • An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.2013 March, Frank Fish, George Lauder, “Not Just Going with the Flow”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 01 May 2013, page 114
    Synonyms:
    twister, whirlstorm

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Forms of tornadoes

alternative formtornados

Phrases with tornadoes

Questions about tornadoes

What is tornadoes the plural of?
Tornadoes is the plural of tornado.
How do you pronounce tornadoes?
Tornadoes is pronounced /tɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪd.əʊz/ (UK).

Words near tornadoes in the dictionary

  1. tornado watches
  2. tornadocane
  3. tornadocanes
  4. tornadoe
  5. tornadoed
  6. tornadoes
  7. tornadoesque
  8. tornadogeneses
  9. tornadogenesis
  10. tornadoing
  11. tornadolike

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