[DOC] [TLE] Tornado - Wikipedia [PAR] A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that spins while in contact with both 
the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of 
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although the ... Waterspouts are characterized by a spiraling funnel-shaped wind 
current,... [DOC] [TLE] Tornado - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with the base of a 
cumulonimbus cloud (or ... This in turn was taken from the Latin tonare, meaning "
to thunder. ... Tornadoes are also commonly referred to as twisters. ... Most 
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Tornado funnel may be seen as thin rope, conical shape, cylindrical shape or 
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Secondary motions give rise to what are known as storms, while general motions 
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Question: From the Latin for "thunder", these funnel-shaped columns of terrific winds are also known as twisters
Answer: tornadoes