A place or scene of noise and confusion.
A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages.
A tall, looming structure.
The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.
A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.
Rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind romance.