tornillo

Noun

Meaning

A small tree, Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States that has spirally twisted pods; the screwbean

(geology) A low-frequency seismic event associated with volcanoes

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

According to BuzzFeed News, Lena Dunham, Amber Heard, Constance Wu, Connie Britton, Sia, and others took a chartered flight from Los Angeles to El Paso and joined a caravan of other demonstrators headed to Tornillo. Source: Internet

The first tent city to house children sprung up last week in Tornillo, which sits right on the U.S.-Mexico border. Source: Internet

The brand-new, six-lane toll bridge between Guadalupe, Mexico, and Tornillo, Texas, was supposed to spur economic revitalization in one of … Source: Internet

A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday the department selected the Tornillo port of entry as a temporary shelter location. Source: Internet

Government officials have not set a timeline for the transfer of children to either the Tornillo or Ft. Source: Internet

The site is the Tornillo Land Port of Entry, near El Paso, Texas, NBC News reported on Thursday. Source: Internet

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