whirlblast
English
Etymology
whirl + blast
Noun
whirlblast (plural whirlblasts)
- (archaic, poetic) A whirlwind.
- 1829, Thomas Love Peacock, The Misfortunes of Elphin:
- The breakers rave; the whirlblasts roar;
The mingled rage of seas and skies
Bursts on the low and lonely shore […]
- 1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, OCLC 1026761782, (please specify the book or page number):
- But now, how easily might these, dashing out on Lafayette, snatch off the Hereditary Representative; and roll away with him, after the manner of a whirlblast, whither they listed!
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