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Tornado alley
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An area of the united states where tornadoes are the most frequent encompassing the low-lands of the mississippi, ohio and lower missouri river valleys. tornado alley is generally considered to be the states of texas (northern part), oklahoma and kansas.
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Alley, английский
Alley (us), английский
A clear track in a switching yard. (uk: marshalling yard.)uos
Alley stone, английский
Alley; lane, английский
Alleyway, английский
British merchant navy term for a ship’s interior corridor. the rn uses “alley” and the usn term is “passageway” (see burma road and ships versus houses).
Tornado, английский
- A violently rotating column of air, a vortex, formed in a thunderstorm which is in contact with both the parent cloud and the ground with a diameter between tens and hundreds of metres. the lifetime of a tornado is usually less than an hour, but some have been observed to last several hours. wind speeds a
- Торнадо, смерч
- Торнадо
- A peculiar squall, accompanied with rain and lightning, similar in suddenness to the white squall of the west indies, and experienced off the equatorial region of the west coast of africa between december and june. it appears first as a small black spot in the east, and barely affords time to put the ship before the wind and clue up all. the wind veers round the compass, and lasts a very short time.
- A violent weather event in which rotating columns of air form into funnel-shaped clouds, often reaching the ground and causing severe damage. tornadoes often form when warm, moist air rushes upward to meet cooler, drier air. as the moisture condenses, it forms a massive thundercloud or supercell. variable winds at different altitudes then feed the updraft, causing the characteristic funnel shape to develop and spin downward to the surface. see also waterspout.
Tornado, английский
Tornado, испанский
Tornado bait, английский
Synonym for white trash, trailer trash, redneck, cracker, etc. example the guy that tried to steal my bike was tornado bait.
Tornado outbreak, английский
A tornado outbreak occurs when a large number (six or more) of tornadoes are formed in groups or individual storms within a 24-48-hour period over a specific geographical area and spawned from the same general weather system. tornado outbreaks are classified into three categories
Encompassing, английский
Mississippi, английский
- Шт. миссисипи (сша)
- Р. миссисипи (сша)
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Unstable air, английский
An atmospheric state where strong vertical motions are produced by displacement of a parcel of air that accelerates upward when the parcel is moved upward, or downward when the parcel is moved downward. usually found in regions of the atmosphere where a convective temperature profile is found.
Anticyclone, английский
An area of high pressure, also called a high, around which the winds circulate in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere (and counter-clockwise in the southern hemisphere). it is usually responsible for fair, dry weather. when the area of highest pressure is elongated, it is called a high pressu
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