viesulas — meaning in English

English meaning

• tornado noun A violently spinning column of air that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch the ground, capable of destroying almost everything in its path.
• whirlwind noun A small, rapidly rotating column of air, such as a dust devil or small tornado.

Senses

viesulas is used for these senses in English:

• tornado (meteorology) A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.
• 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.

whirlwind — full definition

1. noun A small, rapidly rotating column of air, such as a dust devil or small tornado.
2. adj Extremely fast-moving and often overwhelming.

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