"steam devil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: steam devils [plural]
Etymology: steam + devil. From being a whirlwind (“devil”) formed from mist (“steam”). Patterned after dust devil. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|steam|devil}} steam + devil, {{m|en|devil}} devil, {{l|en|whirlwind||<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">devil</i>}} whirlwind (“devil”), {{m|en|steam}} steam, {{l|en|mist||<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">steam</i>}} mist (“steam”), {{m|en|dust devil}} dust devil Head templates: {{en-noun}} steam devil (plural steam devils)
  1. A spiraling wind caused by rising thermals off a warm body of water's surface that has been enveloped by a layer of very cold air, which also causes the humidity in the thermal to turn to mist, highlighting the whirl of the column. The equivalent of a dustdevil over water. Synonyms: steamdevil, steam-devil Related terms: devil, dust devil, fire devil Coordinate_terms: spout, thermal, tornado, waterspout, whirl, whirlwind
    Sense id: en-steam_devil-en-noun-io1~AjZu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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