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Definition of WhirlWind

Whirlwind
Whirlwind 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.

Meaning of WhirlWind from wikipedia

- A whirlwind is a phenomenon in which a vortex of wind (a vertically oriented rotating column of air) forms due to instabilities and turbulence created...
- whirl, fire devil or fire tornado is a whirlwind induced by a fire and often (at least partially) composed of flame or ash. These start with a whirl of...
- The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined fighter developed by Westland Aircraft. A contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane...
- 2004 when the WhirlWind was added. The WhirlWind was manufactured in 2000 and originally operated as a traveling roller coaster. Whirlwind previously traveled...
- Whirl Wind Propellers Corporation, is an American manufacturer of composite propellers for homebuilt and light-sport aircraft. The company headquarters...
- Whirlwind is a novel by James Clavell, first published in 1986. It forms part of the Asian Saga and is chronologically the last book in the series. Set...
- The Westland Whirlwind helicopter was a British licence-built version of the U.S. Sikorsky S-55/H-19 Chickasaw. It primarily served with the Royal Navy's...
- Whirlwind I was a Cold War-era vacuum-tube computer developed by the MIT Servomechanisms Laboratory for the U.S. Navy. Operational in 1951, it was among...
- as a dirt devil) is a strong, well-formed, and relatively short-lived whirlwind. Its size ranges from small (18 in/half a metre wide and a few yards/metres...
- fickle-minded ancient Tagalog goddess of wind and rain. Apo Angin, the Ilocano god of wind. Buhawi, the Tagalog god of whirlwinds and hurricanes' arcs. He is the...