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noun
- 1. a column of air moving rapidly around and around in a cylindrical or funnel shape. Similar
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The meaning of WHIRLWIND is a small rotating windstorm of limited extent. How to use whirlwind in a sentence.
WHIRLWIND definition: 1. a tall, spinning column of air that moves across the surface of the land or sea 2. A whirlwind…. Learn more.
a situation or series of events where a lot of things happen very quickly. To recover from the divorce, I threw myself into a whirlwind of activities. See whirlwind in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: whirlwind. Definition of whirlwind noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
A whirlwind is a tall column of air which spins round and round very fast and moves across the land or sea.
/ˌwʌrlˈwɪnd/ /ˌhwʌrlˈwɪnd/ /ˈwʌlwɪnd/ IPA guide. Other forms: whirlwinds. You can describe a tornado — a swirling vortex of air — as a powerful whirlwind, which is literally wind that whirls around in a narrow upright tube shape as it moves over the ground.
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 by heating and flow gradients. Whirlwinds can vary in size and last from a couple minutes to a couple hours.
Whirlwind definition: a relatively small mass of air rotating rapidly around a more or less vertical axis and simultaneously advancing over land or sea: specific categories of whirlwind include dust devil, dust whirl, tornado, and waterspout.
1. (Physical Geography) a column of air whirling around and towards a more or less vertical axis of low pressure, which moves along the land or ocean surface. 2. a. a motion or course resembling this, esp in rapidity. b. (as modifier): a whirlwind romance. 3. an impetuously active person.
1. [count] : a very strong wind that moves in a spinning or swirling motion and that can damage buildings, trees, etc. 2. [singular] : something that involves many quickly changing events, feelings, etc. My life has been a whirlwind lately.
WHIRLWIND meaning: 1. a tall, spinning column of air that moves across the surface of the land or sea 2. A whirlwind…. Learn more.
