whirlwind 音标拼音: [w'ɚlw
, ɪnd] [hw'ɚlw
, ɪnd]
n . 旋风,旋涡,旋流
旋风,旋涡,旋流
whirlwind n 1 :
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth Whirlwind \
Whirl "
wind `\,
n . [
Cf .
Icel .
hvirfilvindr ,
Sw .
hvirfvelvind ,
Dan .
hvirvelvind ,
G .
wirbelwind .
See {
Whirl },
and {
Wind },
n .]
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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 .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
Some meteorologists apply the word whirlwind to the larger rotary storm also ,
such as cyclones .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Fig .:
A body of objects sweeping violently onward . "
The whirlwind of hounds and hunters ." --
Macaulay .
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1913 Webster ]
58 Moby Thesaurus words for "
whirlwind ":
Charybdis ,
ado ,
baguio ,
blaze ,
burst ,
bustle ,
convulsion ,
cyclone ,
dizzy round ,
dust devil ,
eddy ,
eruption ,
explosion ,
fit ,
flare -
up ,
flurry ,
furore ,
fuss ,
gale ,
gurge ,
gust ,
gyre ,
hurricane ,
irruption ,
maelstrom ,
outbreak ,
outburst ,
paroxysm ,
pirouette ,
pother ,
rainspout ,
rat race ,
reel ,
rotary storm ,
round ,
sand column ,
sandspout ,
seizure ,
spasm ,
spin ,
storm ,
surge ,
swirl ,
tempest ,
tornado ,
turn ,
twirl ,
twister ,
typhoon ,
upheaval ,
vortex ,
waterspout ,
wheel ,
whirl ,
whirlblast ,
whirlpool ,
whirly ,
wind eddy
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