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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tornado  \Tor*na"do\,  n.;  pl  {Tornadoes}.  [From  Sp  or  Pg 
  tornar  to  turn,  return,  L.  tornare  to  turn,  hence  a  whirling 
  wind.  The  Sp  &  Pg  tornada  is  a  return.  See  {Turn}.] 
  A  violent  whirling  wind;  specifically  (Meteorol.),  a  tempest 
  distinguished  by  a  rapid  whirling  and  slow  progressive 
  motion,  usually  accompaned  with  severe  thunder,  lightning, 
  and  torrents  of  rain,  and  commonly  of  short  duration  and 
  small  breadth;  a  small  cyclone 




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