A violent wind, a whirlwind. With quot. 1684 cf. thud, n. 1.

A whirlwind.

A whirling or rotating wind; an atmospheric eddy or vortex; a body of air moving rapidly in a circular or upward spiral course around a vertical or…

A puff or gust of wind such as raises dust in a whirl or eddy; also †a whirlwind. Also figurative.

= whirlbat, n., whirlpool, n.2, whirlwind, n. (cf. whirligig, n. and whirlgig).

A whirlwind. Also as a proper noun, in Rodion's blast. Cf. rodges-blast, n. Roger's Blast, n.

A whirlwind; a whirling storm. Also figurative. rare. ? Obsolete.

A whirlwind; = tourbillion, n. 1.

= whirlwind, n.

A whirlwind, cyclone, tornado; a violent storm of wind, a hurricane.

? A whirlwind. Obsolete. rare.

Any of several types of storm which arise suddenly at sea or on land, characterized by strong wind and rain, often with thunder and lightning.

A very violent storm (now without implication of thunder), affecting a limited area, in which the wind… On the west coast of Africa, a rotatory…

a violent wind, whirlwind, hurricane (obsolete or dialect).

A whirlwind, a tornado. Obsolete. rare.

A violent eddy or whirl of the air; a whirlwind or cyclone, or the central portion of this.

= tornado, n.

= twirlblast n.

A whirlwind, hurricane. Also figurative.

French phrases frequent in English use. a whirlwind; a gale.

a whirlwind.

One who or that which turns about, turns from side to side, rotates, etc. U.S. A whirling wind-storm: a cyclone, tornado.