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Detailed Translations for Wirbelwind from German to English

Wirbelwind:

Wirbelwind [der ~] nom

  1. der Wirbelwind (Wirbelsturm; Zyklon; Taifun)
    the hurricane; the tornado; the cyclone; the twister
  2. der Wirbelwind
    the whirlwind
  3. der Wirbelwind (Windhose; Wirbelsturm; Wetterhose)
    the whirlwind
    – a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth 1
    the hurricane
    the twister
    – a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground 1
    the dust devil
    – a miniature whirlwind strong enough to whip dust and leaves and litter into the air 1

Translation Matrix for Wirbelwind:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
cyclone Taifun; Wirbelsturm; Wirbelwind; Zyklon Taifun; Wirbelsturm; Zyklon
dust devil Wetterhose; Windhose; Wirbelsturm; Wirbelwind
hurricane Taifun; Wetterhose; Windhose; Wirbelsturm; Wirbelwind; Zyklon Orkan; Taifun; Wirbelsturm; Zyklon
tornado Taifun; Wirbelsturm; Wirbelwind; Zyklon Taifun; Wirbelsturm; Zyklon
twister Taifun; Wetterhose; Windhose; Wirbelsturm; Wirbelwind; Zyklon Taifun; Verdreher; Wirbelsturm; Zyklon
whirlwind Wetterhose; Windhose; Wirbelsturm; Wirbelwind

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Wiktionary Translations for Wirbelwind:

Wirbelwind
noun
  1. a violent windstorm of limited extent characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air
  2. figuratively: a body of objects or events sweeping violently onward

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
Wirbelwind cyclone cycloon — meteorologie|nld een lagedrukgebied
Wirbelwind whirlwind wervelwind — meteorologie|nld de omhoog wervelende vochtige lucht die kan ontstaan in een onweersbui
Wirbelwind tourbillon; whirlwind; maelstrom; whirlpool; vortex tourbillonvent impétueux qui tournoyer.

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