Thesaurus: whirlwind

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1. n. 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.
2. n. Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.
3. n. a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
4. 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.
5. n:100 n. a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth