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fire whirl
[ fahyuhr wurl, hwurl ]
noun
, Meteorology.
- a tornadolike phenomenon created when turbulent air rapidly rising from the site of burning, as in a forest fire, sucks flaming gases, embers, and other fiery debris up into a twisting column, sometimes hundreds of feet in height: Compare fire tornado ( def ).
The fire whirl seen in this video occurred during a fire that has claimed 1,200 acres south of the dam.
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Origin of fire whirl1
First recorded in 1950–55
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