French Meaning of whirlwind

tourbillon

Other French words related to tourbillon

Definitions and Meaning of whirlwind in English

Wordnet

whirlwind (n)

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

Webster

whirlwind (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.

Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.

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tourbillon

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whirlwig => Tourniquet, whirlpool => Tourbillon, whirlpit => Tourbillon, whirling dervish => derviche tourneur, whirling => tourbillonnant,