whirlblast

English

Etymology

whirl +‎ blast

Noun

whirlblast (plural whirlblasts)

1. (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 […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (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!