Associations to the word «Whirlwind»

Wiktionary

WHIRLWIND, noun. 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.
WHIRLWIND, noun. (figuratively) A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
WHIRLWIND, adjective. Rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind guide.

Dictionary definition

WHIRLWIND, noun. A more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth.

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