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Meaning of whirlblast | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A whirlwind.

archaic, poetic

Examples

“The breakers rave; the whirlblasts roar; / The mingled rage of seas and skies / Bursts on the low and lonely shore[…]”

“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 whirl-blast, whither they listed!”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Whirled Whirler whirlicote Whirlies Whirligig whirligig beetle