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tour·bil·lion T0289600 (to͝or-bĭl′yən)n.1. a. A whirlwind.b. A vortex, as of a whirlwind or whirlpool.2. A skyrocket that has a spiral flight. [Middle English turbilloun, from Old French torbeillon, ultimately from Latin turbō, from Greek turbē, noise, confusion; see turbid.]tourbillion (tʊəˈbɪljən) n (Physical Geography) a rare word for whirlwind[C15: from French tourbillon, ultimately from Latin turbō something that spins, from turbāre to confuse]tour•bil•lion (tʊərˈbɪl yən) n. 1. a whirlwind. 2. a firework that rises spirally. [1470–80; earlier turbilloun < Middle French to(u)rbillon < Vulgar Latin *turbiliōnem, dissimilated variant of *turbiniōnem, acc. of *turbiniō whirlwind] |