Definitions for: Whirlwind

[n] a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

Webster (1913) Definition: Whirl"wind`, n. [Cf. Icel. hvirfilvindr, Sw.
hvirfvelvind, Dan. hvirvelvind, G. wirbelwind. See Whirl,
and Wind, n.]
1. 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.

The swift dark whirlwind that uproots the woods. And
drowns the villages. --Bryant.

Note: Some meteorologists apply the word whirlwind to the
larger rotary storm also, such as cyclones.

2. Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward. ``The
whirlwind of hounds and hunters.'' --Macaulay.

See Also: dust devil, windstorm

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