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whirlwind
(encz) | whirlwind,divoký adj: web |
whirlwind
(encz) | whirlwind,vír n: Pavel Machek; Giza |
Whirlwind
(gcide) | Whirlwind \Whirl"wind`\, n. [Cf. Icel. hvirfilvindr, Sw.
hvirfvelvind, Dan. hvirvelvind, G. wirbelwind. See Whirl,
and Wind, n.]
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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.
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The swift dark whirlwind that uproots the woods.
And drowns the villages. --Bryant.
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Note: Some meteorologists apply the word whirlwind to the
larger rotary storm also, such as cyclones.
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2. Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward. "The
whirlwind of hounds and hunters." --Macaulay.
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whirlwind
(wn) | whirlwind
n 1: a more or less vertical column of air whirling around
itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth |
whirlwind
(foldoc) | Whirlwind
An early computer from the {MIT Research Laboratory
for Electronics}.
Whirlwind used electrostatic memory and ran {Laning and
Zierler} (1953); and ALGEBRAIC, COMPREHENSIVE and {SUMMER
SESSION} (all 1959).
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Whirlwind
(gcide) | Whirlwind \Whirl"wind`\, n. [Cf. Icel. hvirfilvindr, Sw.
hvirfvelvind, Dan. hvirvelvind, G. wirbelwind. See Whirl,
and Wind, n.]
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
The swift dark whirlwind that uproots the woods.
And drowns the villages. --Bryant.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Some meteorologists apply the word whirlwind to the
larger rotary storm also, such as cyclones.
[1913 Webster]
2. Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward. "The
whirlwind of hounds and hunters." --Macaulay.
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