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whirly-winds

whirly-winds is the plural of whirly-wind.

Meaning of whirly-wind

Noun

whirly-wind (plural whirly-winds)

  1. (Australia) A willy-willy.
    • The dust flew through the car windows and stayed trapped inside the vehicles, swirling around in little whirly winds of country dreams.2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 143

Questions about whirly-winds

What is whirly-winds the plural of?
Whirly-winds is the plural of whirly-wind.

Words near whirly-winds in the dictionary

  1. whirly
  2. whirly tube
  3. whirly tubes
  4. whirly-bone
  5. whirly-wind
  6. whirly-winds
  7. whirlybird
  8. whirlybirds
  9. whirlygig
  10. whirlygigs
  11. whirr

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