"whirly-wind" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whirly-winds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} whirly-wind (plural whirly-winds)
  1. (Australia) A willy-willy. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-whirly-wind-en-noun-40oZcdDH Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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