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 ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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