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1. Whirlwind
   (computer) An early computer from the MIT Research Laboratory for Electronics. Whirlwind used electrostatic memory and ran Laning and Zierler (1953); and ALGEBRAIC, COMPREHENSIVE and SUMMER SESSION (all 1959). [Details, reference?] (2002-06-03)
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2. whirlwind
   [n] - a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
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3. Whirlwind
   A small region of air revolving rapidly round a low-pressure core and acting for some hundreds of feet up from the ground.
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4. Whirlwind
   Series of twin-engine monoplane fighters, Whirlwind, 1940 [UK]
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5. whirlwind
   limited region in which air revolves rapidly round a core of low pressure, sometimes extending upwards many hundreds of feet Category: Transport • A small column of air that rotates as it advances Category: Management in the public and private sector • general term for a smal...
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6. Whirlwind
   Whirl'wind` noun [ Confer Icelandic hvirfilvindr , Swedish hvirfvelvind , Danish hvirvelvind , German wirbelwind . See Whirl , and Wind , noun ] 1. A violent windstorm of limit...
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7. whirlwind
   1. A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion. 'The swift dark whirlwind that uproots the woods. And drowns the villages.' (Bryant) ... Som...
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8. whirlwind
   noun a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
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9. Whirlwind
   • (n.) A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion. • (n.) Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.
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10. Whirlwind
    (from the article `computer`) ...compiler actually to be implemented. (The language that it compiled was called by the same name.) Glennie`s compiler had little influence, ... New hardware continued to be invented, though. In the United States, Jay Forrester of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Jan ... ...involved t...
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11. whirlwind
    a small-diameter columnar vortex of rapidly swirling air. A broad spectrum of vortices occurs in the atmosphere, ranging in scale from small eddies ...
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12. Whirlwind
    HMS Whirlwind was a British Wager Class destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Whirlwind was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots. She carried a complement of 186 and was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 2...
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13. WHIRLWIND
    A small-scale, rapidly rotating column of wind, formed thermally and most likely to develop on clear, dry, hot afternoons. Often called a dust devil when visible by the dust, dirt or debris it picks up. Also slang for a landspout or a tornado.
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14. whirlwind
    whirlwind, revolving mass of air resulting from local atmospheric instability, such as that caused by intense heating of the ground by the sun on a hot summer day. Examples of whirlwinds are waterspouts, tornadoes, small whirls of dust or leaves, and the sand whirls of the desert, called dust devils...
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15. whirlwind
    Rapidly rotating column of air, often synonymous with a tornado. On a smaller scale it produces the dust-devils seen in deserts
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16. Whirlwind
    (computer) The `Whirlwind` computer was developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is the first computer that operated in real time, used video displays for output, and the first that was not simply an electronic replacement of older mechanical systems. Its development led dir...
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17. Whirlwind
    (novel) `Whirlwind` is a novel by James Clavell, first published in 1986. It forms part of The Asian Saga and is chronologically the last book in the series. Set in Iran in early 1979, it follows the fortunes of a group of Struans helicopter pilots, Iranian officials and oil men and th...
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18. Whirlwind
    (comics) image= --> `Whirlwind` is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Tales To Astonish #50 (Dec. 1963) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Fictional character biography: `David Cannon` is a mutant, who ...
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19. Whirlwind
    (disambiguation) A `whirlwind` is any kind of vertical wind vortex. It may also refer to: Media and fiction : Film : Music : Other : Transport : Aviation : Maritime : Games : Technology : Sports : Business : Geography : Other : See also :
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20. WhirlWind
    (Seabreeze) The `WhirlWind` is a roller coaster at Seabreeze Amusement Park in Rochester, New York. It is where Quantum Loop stood until Winter 2004 when the WhirlWind was added. History: The Whirlwind previously traveled Spain with Family Fraguas. It was painted orange and silver and opera...
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21. Whirlwind
    (roller coaster) `Whirlwind` is a steel roller coaster formerly located at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. It is a standard production model ft-->. Whirlwind opened at Playland (New York) in 1984 and operated there until 1992. The ride opened at Knoebels in 1993, replacin...
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22. Whirlwind
    A `whirlwind` is a weather phenomenon in which a vortex of wind (a vertically oriented rotating column of air) forms due to instabilities and turbulence created by heating and flow (current) gradients. Whirlwinds occur all over the world and in any season. Types : Whirlwinds are subdivided into two ...
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23. Whirlwind
    (pinball) `Whirlwind` is a pinball machine produced by Williams. It is distinguished by its pair of playfield rotating discs, and backglass fan that simulates the feeling of wind on the player at certain times in the game. External links:
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