tornado

/tɔrˈneɪ·doʊ/ n [C] (plural tornadoes or tornados) (infml twister)

Definition

› a dangerous storm which is a spinning cone of wind that destroys anything in its path as it moves across the ground

(Definition of tornado n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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