meaning of whirlwinds
1. A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.
2. Fig. : A body of objects sweeping violently onward.
3. Whirlwind
4. a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth