hurricane vs whirlwind

hurricane

noun
  • A wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm 

  • A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes. 

  • "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip 

whirlwind

noun
  • 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. 

adj
  • Rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind romance. 

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