tourbillion
/ (tʊəˈbɪljən) /
noun
a rare word for whirlwind
Origin of tourbillion
1C15: from French tourbillon, ultimately from Latin turbō something that spins, from turbāre to confuse
Words Nearby tourbillion
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How to use tourbillion in a sentence
Cover it with two thicknesses of pasted paper, like the tourbillion.
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