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Noun: tornado (tornadoes,tornados)  tor'ney-dow
  1. A localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
    - twister
     
  2. A purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
    - crack, crack cocaine
     
  3. A violent rotating windstorm
    - cyclone

Derived forms: tornadoes, tornados

Type of: cocain, cocaine, windstorm [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Tornado, West Virginia