tourbillon

Definitions of tourbillon
  1. noun
    a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
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    type of:
    tempête de vent
    a storm consisting of violent winds
  2. noun
    a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
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    type of:
    courant
    a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
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