TORNADO
ADJECTIVES
► TYPHONIC having the character of a whirlwind or tornado; tempestuous
NOUNS
► DIPPER a tornado → 1968 Amer. dial.
► HELL WIND a tornado → 1929 Amer. dial.
► IDAHO BRAIN STORM a tornado, a twister→ 1945
► TURBO a whirlwind, a tornado → 1677 obs.
► TWISTER a whirling wind-storm; a cyclone, a tornado → 1897 US
► TYPHON a whirlwind, a cyclone, a tornado; a violent storm of wind; a hurricane → 1555 obs.
► WATERSPOUT a terrestrial tornado, esp. one accompanied by torrential rain; broadly, a violent downpour of rain → 1822 Amer. dial.
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