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whirlblast

whirlblast noun: a whirlwind.

Noun

whirlblast (plural whirlblasts)

  1. (archaic, poetic) A whirlwind.
    • The breakers rave; the whirlblasts roar; / The mingled rage of seas and skies / Bursts on the low and lonely shore[…]1829, Thomas Love Peacock, The Misfortunes of Elphin
    • But now, how easily might these, dashing out on Lafayette, snatch off the Hereditary Representative; and roll away with him, after the manner of a whirl-blast, whither they listed!1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter I, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume II (The Constitution), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book IV (Varennes), pages 151–152

whirlblast meaning in Tamil

whirlblast in Tamil

சுழல்காற்று

Forms of whirlblast

pluralwhirlblasts

Origin of whirlblast

From whirl + blast.

Questions about whirlblast

What does whirlblast mean?
Whirlblast means a whirlwind.
What is whirlblast in Tamil?
Whirlblast in Tamil is சுழல்காற்று. See Whirlblast meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is whirlblast?
Whirlblast is a noun.
What is the plural of whirlblast?
The plural of whirlblast is whirlblasts.

Words near whirlblast in the dictionary

  1. whirl-bones
  2. whirlabout
  3. whirlabouts
  4. whirlbat
  5. whirlbats
  6. whirlblast
  7. whirlblasts
  8. whirlbone
  9. whirlbones
  10. whirled
  11. whirleds

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