01 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 ce…
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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.“The swift dark whirlwind that uproots the woods. And drowns the villages.” — Bryant.
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Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.