tourbillions

variants or tourbillons
plural of tourbillion

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Noun
  • This phenomenon is named for Sakuhei Fujiwhara, a scientist who studied how vortices in fluid interact.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
  • How long do polar vortexes last?
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Water vortices, such as whirlpools, are little water whirls that spin around.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The Cove has four pools, two whirlpools, two twisty water slides, a family pool, 27 cabanas, a walk-up restaurant, and a swim-up bar.
    Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Tourbillions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourbillions. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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