whirlwind

A rapidly rotating, generally vertical column of air, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout.

A tumultuous, confused rush.

A destructive force or thing.

Tumultuous or rapid.

A wind moving in a circumscribed circularpath; amass of air, of which the height is generally very great in comparison with its width, rotating rapidly round a vertical or slightly inclined axis, this axis having at the same time a progressive motion over the surface of the land or Sea.

Figuratively, any wild circling rush resembling a whirlwind.

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.

Fig.: A body of objects 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.