Whirlwind

Whirlwind mainly refers to an atmospheric phenomenon, see whirlwind (atmospheric phenomenon). It may also refer to:

Media and Fiction

• Hostile Whirlwinds, a 1953 Soviet film.
• Lady Whirlwind, a 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film.
• The Little Whirlwind, a 1941 Mickey Mouse animated short.
• Marilyn Whirlwind, a fictional character in the television show Northern Exposure'.
• Ride in the Whirlwind, a 1966 Western movie.
• Whirlwind, an episode in the World War II documentary The World at War, concerning the allied bombing of Germany.
• Whirlwind (1951 film), a 1951 Western movie starring Gene Autry
• Whirlwind (1988 film), a 1988 Soviet film
• Whirlwind (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain.
• Whirlwind (novel), a novel by James Clavell.
• Voice of the Whirlwind, cyberpunk novel by Walter Jon Williams.

Aviation

• Two aircraft built by Westland Aircraft:
  • Westland Whirlwind (fighter), a World War II -era twin-engined fighter plane.
  • Westland Whirlwind (helicopter), a post-World War II helicopter.
• Butterworth Westland Whirlwind, a replica of the Westland Whirlwind fighter.
• Wright Whirlwind, a radial aircraft engine.

Ships

• HMS Whirlwind, the name of more than one British Royal Navy ship
• USS Whirlwind, the name of more than one United States Navy ship

Games

• Whirlwind tank, a fictional Space Marine rocket artillery vehicle in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
• 'Whirlwind', a pinball machine made by Williams.
• 'Whirlwind', a Wind-based Psynergy used by Ivan and Sheba in Golden Sun.
• Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker, a snooker computer game, named for Jimmy White, nicknamed The Whirlwind.
• The Black Whirlwind, a Jade Empire character.
• 'Whirlwind', a barbarian class skill in a computer game Diablo 2.
• 'Whirlwind', a Spellhowler class skill in a computer game Lineage 2

Technology

• MIT's pioneering Whirlwind computer.
• Whirlwind wheelchair.

Music

• The Whirlwind, a 2009 album by progressive rock band Transatlantic.
• Whirlwind (band), A Sri Lankan Sinhala Heavy Metal band (Sri Metal) [1]
• Whirlwind Heat, an alternative rock band from Michigan.
• Whirlwind Tongues, an album by the 1970s hard rock band Bloodrock.

Sports

• Boston Whirlwinds, former basketball team.
• West Texas Whirlwinds, basketball team.
• Paterson Whirlwinds, the original name of the former basketball team the Paterson Crescents.
• Jimmy White, a famous British snooker player, nicknamed "The Whirlwind" for his speedy play and rambunctious lifestyle.
• Whirlwind kick, popular aerial move in Wushu kung fu.
• Whirlwind Sports, a Cornish sports shop sponsers of the CRFU county rugby team

Other

• WhirlWind (Seabreeze), a roller coaster at Seabreeze Amusement Park in Rochester, New York.
• Whirlwind Community, a self-sustainable community being built in Columbus, New Mexico.
• Whirlwind, an ancient Chinese siege weapon.

See also

• Tourbillon (disambiguation), French for whirlwind.
• Reap The Whirlwind
• Wirbelwind, German for whirlwind. A World War 2 anti-aircraft vehicle.

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a whirlwind is a spinning vortex that can be caused many different ways. A tornado is a type of whirlwind because it's a type of spinning vortex. A fire tornado or fire devil is a whirlwind because it creates its own winds by the intence heat it produces. A dust devil or dust whirl is a vortex,too.