whirlwind
Kelime Anlamı :
1. hortum.
2. kasırga.
3. döner fırtına.
4. hızlı tip.
5. çabuk kimse.
6. burgaç.
7. (hava akıntısının oluşturduğu) çevrinti.
Tanımlar :
1.
A rapidly rotating, generally vertical column of air, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout.
2. A tumultuous, confused rush.
3. A destructive force or thing.
4. tumultuous or rapid: a whirlwind political campaign.
2. A tumultuous, confused rush.
3. A destructive force or thing.
4. tumultuous or rapid: a whirlwind political campaign.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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.
2. A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
3. rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind guide.
2. A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
3. rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind guide.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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.
2. fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.
2. fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
A wind moving in a circumscribed circularpath; amass of air, of which the height is generally very great in comparison with its width, rotating rapidly round a vertical or slightly inclined axis, this axis having at the same time a progressive motion over the surface of the land or sea.
2. figuratively, any wild circling rush resembling a whirlwind.
2. figuratively, any wild circling rush resembling a whirlwind.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia