A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).
A plume of water rising from the surface of a body of water as the result of an impact or explosion.
A true tornado that passes over a body of water.
A channel through which water is discharged, especially from the gutters of a roof.
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.
A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
Rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind romance.