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Whirlwind

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Whirlwind'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/whirlwind.html. 1828.