DUST WHIRL

  

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DUST WHIRL

Specialty Definition: DUST 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)

Weather

A rotating column of air rendered visible by dust. Similar to debris cloud; see also dust devil, gustnado, tornado. (references)

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

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Crosswords: DUST WHIRL

Specialty definitions using "DUST WHIRL": Funnel CloudLandspout. (references)

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Modern Translation: DUST WHIRL

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

Danish

  

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

   

Dutch

  

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

   

Finnish

  

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

   

French

  

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

   

German

  

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

   

Greek 

  

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

   

Hungarian

  

portölcsér (dust devil), porforgatag (dust devil), porörvény (dust devil). (various references)

   

Italian

  

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

   

Pig Latin

  

ustday irlwhay

   

Portuguese

  

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

   

Spanish

  

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

   

Swedish

  

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

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: DUST WHIRL

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-h-i-l-r-s-t-u-w"

-3 letters: dhutis, thirds, thirls, thurls, twirls, whilst, whirls, widths.

-4 letters: dhuti, dirls, dirts, duits, durst, hilts, hilus, hurds, hurls, hurst, hurts, lurid, ruths, shirt, swirl, swith, third, thirl, thuds, thurl, tirls, turds, twirl, whids, whirl, whirs, whist, whits, width, wilds, wilts, wrist, writs, wurst.

-5 letters: dirl, dirt, dish, dits, duit, dust, hilt, hist, hits.

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

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Translations: Modern
3. Anagrams
4. Bibliography


  

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