whirlwind

Pronunciation: ['hwә:lwind]

Average Rank: 16640

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 旋风

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating:
Difficulty: ADVANCED

Word Forms:
Plural: whirlwinds

Word Frequency Rankings

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#9920

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 0.8% (Top 0.8% most frequent)
0.8%

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