Tsunami vs Whirlwind - What's the difference?
tsunami | whirlwind |
A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.
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.
(figuratively) A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
Rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour'', ''a whirlwind guide .
As nouns the difference between tsunami and whirlwind
is that tsunami is a very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption while whirlwind is 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.As an adjective whirlwind is
rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind guide.tsunami
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* sunami (nonstandard)Noun
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* (English Citations of "tsunami")Synonyms
* tidal wave (usage conflict)Derived terms
* megatsunami * teletsunami * tsunamigenic * tsunameterSee also
* earthquake * flood * natural disaster * seaquake * seiche * tidal wave * waterquakeExternal links
*("tsunami" on Wikipedia) *(versity) *(comcatlite) English nouns with irregular plurals English words affected by prescriptivism ----whirlwind
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(wikipedia whirlwind)- The weeks leading up to the convention were a whirlwind of preparation and hurried activity.
- Once he got that new scooter he turned into a whirlwind and damaged all the flowers.
