Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - whirlwind

(whirlwinds) 1. A whirlwind is a tall column of air which spins round and round very fast and moves across the land or sea. N-COUNT 2. You can describe a situation in which a lot of things happen very quickly and are very difficult for someone to control as a whirlwind. I had been running around southern England in a whirlwind of activity... N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp, usu N of n 3. A whirlwind event or action happens or is done much more quickly than normal. He got married after a whirlwind romance. ... a whirlwind tour of France. ADJ: ADJ n