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单词 williwaw
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williwawn.

Brit. /ˈwɪlᵻwɔː/, U.S. /ˈwɪləˌwɔ/, /ˈwɪləˌwɑ/
Forms: 1800s whyllywaw, 1800s willawaw, 1800s willeywaugh, 1800s–1900s williwa, 1800s– williewaugh, 1800s– williewaw, 1800s– williwaw, 1800s– willywaugh, 1800s– willywaw, 1900s willewaw, 1900s williewa, 1900s wulliewa, 1900s wulliwa, 1900s wullywa, 1900s– whillywaw, 1900s– willywa.
Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: whirly- comb. form, an element of uncertain origin.
Etymology: Probably < a first element representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of whirly- comb. form + a second element of uncertain origin (perhaps related to waff n.; compare waff n. 2). Compare slightly earlier willy n.3 Perhaps compare waw n.1 (although this was apparently no longer current in the 19th cent.).
Orig. and chiefly Nautical.
A sudden violent squall or gust of cold wind, esp. in coastal waters in high latitudes.In early use chiefly with reference to South America.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > [noun] > a disturbance of the elements > sudden and violent
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1832 P. P. King Sailing Direct. for Coasts of Eastern & Western Patagonia 29 These land squalls are denominated by the sealers ‘williwaws’.
1842 J. D. Hooker in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Hooker (1918) I. vi. 137 A squall or Williewaw, as they are called [round Cape Horn].
1893 E. R. Scidmore Appletons' Guide-bk. to Alaska 56 The wreck of the Ancon remains a conspicuous object on the rocky shore, where it was blown by a williwaw or ‘woolly’ as it was letting go from the wharf.
1901 R. Kipling Kim xiii. 335 Where storm and wandering wullie-wa got up to dance.
1960 W. Percy Moviegoer iv. iii. 185 Outside, a new note has crept into the wind, a black williwaw sound straight from the terrible wastes to the north.
2008 New Yorker 5 May 63/1 He had a rich collection of stories of storms, violent williwaws and southerly busters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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