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SAND WHIRL

Specialty Definition: SAND WHIRL

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Geography

Ensemble of particles of dust or sand, sometimes accompanied by small litter, raised from the ground in the form of a. . . column of varying height with a small diameter and an approximately vertical axi s. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: SAND WHIRL

Language Translations for "SAND WHIRL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

stoevhvirvel (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl), sandhvirvel (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

stofwervel (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl), stofhoosje (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl), zandhoosje (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

pölypyörre (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl). (various references)

   

French

  

tourbillon de sable, tourbillon de poussière. (various references)

   

German

  

Staubteufel (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl), Staubhose (dancing devil, dust bowl, dust devil, dust whirl), Sandteufel (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl), Sandhose (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

στρόβιλος κονιορτού (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl), αμμοστρόβιλος (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

homokforgatag (sand devil, scurry), homokörvény. (various references)

   

Italian

  

vortice di sabbia (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl), vortice di polvere (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

andsay irlwhay

   

Portuguese

  

remoinho de poeira (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl), remoinho de areia (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

tolvanera (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl), remolino de polvo (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl), remolino de arena (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

sandvirvel (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl), dammvirvel (dancing devil, dust devil, dust whirl). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: SAND WHIRL

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-h-i-l-n-r-s-w"

-2 letters: aldrins, inwards.

-3 letters: aldrin, arshin, aswirl, awhirl, danish, dinars, diwans, drails, drains, drawls, halids, inward, island, lairds, liards, lidars, nadirs, radish, ranids, rawins, rawish, rhinal, sandhi, shaird, shairn, whirls.

-4 letters: airns, anils, arils, dahls, darns, dashi, dawns, dhals, dials, dinar, dirls, diwan, drail, drain, drawl, drawn, draws, hails, hairs, halid, hands, hards, harls.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-h-i-l-n-r-s-w"
 

+4 letters: landownership.

 

+5 letters: landownerships.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Translations: Modern
2. Anagrams
3. Bibliography


  

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