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вихрушка — meaning in English

vihrushka

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English meaning

  • cyclone noun A large storm system with winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure.
  • eddy noun A swirl of water or air that spins in the opposite direction to the main flow around it.
  • flurry noun A brief, light snowfall.
  • whirlwind noun A small, rapidly rotating column of air, such as a dust devil or small tornado.

Senses

вихрушка is used for these senses in English:

  • eddy A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
  • flurry A light, brief snowfall.
  • tourbillon A whirlwind.
  • whirlwind A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.

cyclone — full definition

  1. noun A large storm system with winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure.
  2. noun A tropical storm of this kind, especially one occurring in the Indian Ocean or South Pacific.

eddy — full definition

  1. noun A swirl of water or air that spins in the opposite direction to the main flow around it.
  2. verb To swirl or circle back on itself, the way water or air does around an obstacle.

Related Bulgarian words