tourbillion

noun

variants or tourbillon
Definition of tourbillionnext
as in vortex

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Recent Examples of tourbillion At six o’clock sits a one-minute flying tourbillon, adding another aesthetic punch. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 July 2026 These include the fast-rotating barrel, completing a revolution in five hours instead of the conventional seven and a half, and the variable-inertia tourbillon, which compensates for the effects of gravity on timekeeping precision. — Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
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  1. vortex
  2. whirlpool
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  • On October 6 the gyre absorbed a smaller vortex from the Pacific over Central America.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • In the silence of January, before the vortex was raging, Tarik Skubal realized something in his elbow did not feel right.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of vortex
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  • In the book, Scylla and Charybdis trap Odysseus in a narrow strait, with Scylla waiting on one side to snatch sailors from passing ships and Charybdis creating a massive whirlpool on the other.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
  • Sea monster Charybdis lives across from Scylla and causes destruction and death by acting as a massive whirlpool.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of whirlpool

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