TORNADO Synonyms

• (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the southern

• a violent rotating windstorm

• a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

• a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

• a violent commotion or disturbance

• a direct and violent assault on a stronghold

• behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

• take by force

• rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning

• blow hard

• attack by storm; attack suddenly

• a violent commotion or disturbance

• (literary) a violent wind

• a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans

• a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist

• a heavy rain

• a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)

• a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

• a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive