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Definition of Tornadic
1. tornado [adj] - See also: tornado
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tornadic
Literary usage of Tornadic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Popular Treatise on the Winds: Comprising the General Motions of the by William Ferrel (1889)
"With increase of tornadic violence, the spout is brought down to the earth, and
the consequent increased destructive- ness is attributed to the spout, ..."
2. Physiography for High Schools by Rollin D. Salisbury (1908)
"Straws driven into dry wood by tornadic winds. (US Weather Bureau.) to 29.67,
but fell almost instantly to 29.57, then rose to 29.67 in less than 5 minutes, ..."
3. Mont Pelée and the Tragedy of Martinique: A Study of the Great Catastrophes by Angelo Heilprin (1902)
"Saint Pierre fell before a hot tornadic blast, whose sweep could not have been
less than from one to two miles an hour,—perhaps much more,—tumbled into ..."
4. The Geography of Illinois by Douglas Clay Ridgley (1921)
"In the late afternoon of May 27, tornadic storms occurred in southwestern Illinois
with a property loss estimated at $200000. The Weather Bureau report for ..."
5. Physiography, for High Schools by Rollin D. Salisbury (1908)
"Straws driven into dry wood by tornadic winds. (US Weather 'Bureau.) to 29.67,
but fell almost instantly to 29.57, then rose to 29.67 in less than 5 minutes ..."
6. The Modern climatic treatment of invalids with pulmonary consumption in by Peter Charles Remondino (1893)
"First, some tornadic or cyclonic disturbances must be inaugurated on the coasts
of China or Japan, thousands of miles across the Pacific; then these must ..."
7. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1904)
"... in 1890, after the Louisville, Ky., tornado, stated: " As bearing upon the
strength of structures necessary to withstand tornadic winds, it is important ..."
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