tourbillion

/ tʊəˈbɪljən /

noun

1. a rare word for whirlwind

Word History and Origins

Origin of tourbillion¹

C15: from French tourbillon, ultimately from Latin turbō something that spins, from turbāre to confuse

Example Sentences

Fugacious, tourbillion, moiety, repugn, sacrosanct, censure, morass, El Dorado, and turpitude.

From Literature

At the moment, he’s focused on a custom-made box destined to encase a client’s prized tourbillion watch.

From Wall Street Journal

Ordinarily, this is the sort of car I love to hate—a grand complication tourbillion of vanity, bought and sold by kings and kleptocrats as a way to keep score of their crimes.

From Wall Street Journal

GMT12:19 So then, what chance the hosts making a whirlwind start at the Stade Tourbillion?

From The Guardian

So then, what chance the hosts making a whirlwind start at the Stade Tourbillion?

From The Guardian

Related Words

• dust devil
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