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tourbillion

/ tʊəˈbɪljən /

noun

  1. a rare word for whirlwind
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tourbillion1

C15: from French tourbillon, ultimately from Latin turbō something that spins, from turbāre to confuse
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Example Sentences

Cover it with two thicknesses of pasted paper, like the tourbillion.

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