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Tornado

/tɔˈrneɪˌdoʊ/
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(noun) A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.

There was a tornado in the village.
The tornado destroyed the whole village.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A violent ____ touched down in the rural area, causing significant damage to several small houses and barns today.

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