Whirlwind
Whirlwind stands for
Winds blowing or rotating in eddies:
- Bhoot (wind) , dusty whirlwind in India
- Gustnado , small whirlwind that can arise on gust fronts from showers or thunderstorms
- Kleintrombe ("dust devil")
- Whirlwind in a hurricane (e.g. a tornado)
Others:
- Wirbelwind (association) , former association for child and youth work (1994-2004)
- a German anti-aircraft tank (SdKfz 161/3) in World War II, see Flakpanzer IV # Wirbelwind
- Company whirlwind in WWII
See also:
- Bilwis , personification of the whirlwind in Carinthia
- Ground effect vehicle , to use a whirlwind as a ground effect
- Chaco Canyon Culture # Kin_Bineola (literally "House of the Whirlwind"), a "large house" about 17 km from the Chaco Canyon
- Tourbillon (French for "whirlwind"), special device on watches
