English dictionary
whirlwind
/'/hw//[@]/rl,w/I/nd/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.
Source: webster1913