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tornado-like

  • a word derived from tornado.
    tornado
    noun
    a potentially violent and destructive system of atmospheric circulation, characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris: although tornadoes have occurred on all continents except Antarctica, they are most common in the United States, especially in the area known as Tornado Alley.

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The issue for rescuers is that when a boat goes down in a tornado-like storm, everything that is not attached will either fall or float, Mr Thomas explains.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024

Wind gusts topping out at over 100-mph whipped up fire whirls — tornado-like columns of flame — that leapt across neighborhoods.

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2022

Residences are widely scattered in the area, which was torched just two years ago by the deadly Carr Fire - infamously remembered for producing a huge tornado-like fire whirl.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 29, 2020

“This fire vortex, this pretty terrifying tornado-like feature, and I don’t say that lightly … was made possible by the extreme heat produced by this fire,” Swain said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2018

A few feet below him, the giant exhaled, sending a brief, tornado-like wind that almost blew Jack right out of his shirt.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley