- plural of tornado.
tornadoes
Example Sentences
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Or, we see today, incipient floods, tornadoes and hurricanes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
It has also triggered thunderstorms, and even tornadoes, in the central province of Hubei - hundreds of kilometres away.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Thunderstorms and gale-force winds killed another 11 people and injured 331 in the central province of Hubei, and tornadoes were reported elsewhere late on Monday, state news agency Xinhua said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
In a first-of-its-kind large-scale study, scientists created giant fire whirls, spinning columns of flame that resemble fire tornadoes, and found they burn oil faster and more cleanly than conventional methods.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
I can feel one of my tornadoes coming on.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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