Whirlwind (disambiguation)
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A whirlwind is any kind of vertical wind vortex.
Whirlwind may also refer to:
Media and fiction
Film
- The Whirlwind (serial film), 1920 American film serial directed by Joseph A. Golden
- The Whirlwind (1933 film), American Western
- Whirlwind (1941 film), a Spanish film
- Whirlwind (1951 film), American Western directed by John English starring Gene Autry
- Whirlwind (1953 film), an Iranian film
- Whirlwind (1964 film), a Japanese historical drama film
- Whirlwind (1988 film), 1988 Soviet action film directed by Bako Sadykov
Music
- Whirlwinds, 1974 album by smooth jazz composer Deodato
- "Whirlwind", a song by the band Roxy Music on the 1975 album Siren
- Whirlwind (album), 1980 album by singer/songwriter Andrew Gold
- The Whirlwind, 2009 album by progressive rock band Transatlantic
Other
- Marilyn Whirlwind, a fictional character in the television show Northern Exposure
- Whirlwind (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
- Whirlwind (novel), a 1986 novel by James Clavell
- "Whirlwind", an episode in the documentary series The World at War
- Whip Whirlwind, a former identity of DC Comics character Max Mercury
- The Whirlwind, a satirical 19th century British weekly co-founded and edited by Herbert Vivian
Transport
Aviation
- Two aircraft built by Westland Aircraft:
- Westland Whirlwind (fighter), a World War 2, twin-engined fighter plane
- Westland Whirlwind (helicopter), a helicopter
- Butterworth Westland Whirlwind, a replica of the Westland Whirlwind fighter
- Wright Whirlwind, a series of aircraft engines
Maritime
- HMS Whirlwind, the name of two British Royal Navy destroyers
- USS Whirlwind, the name of two United States Navy patrol vessels
- Whirlwind (yacht), J-class yacht involved in the America's Cup
Games
- The Black Whirlwind, a Jade Empire character
- Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker, a 1991 snooker computer game, named for the player Jimmy White, nicknamed The Whirlwind
- Whirlwind (pinball), a pinball machine made by Williams
Technology
- Whirlwind I, pioneering real-time computer
- Whirlwind wheelchair, a wheelchair designed to be made in developing countries using local resources, in a sustainable development effort
- Whirlwind mill, pulverizing machine
Sports
- Boston Whirlwinds, former basketball team
- Cliff Wilson (1934–1994), former Welsh snooker player, nicknamed "The Whirlwind"
- Jimmy White (born 1962), famous English snooker player, nicknamed "The Whirlwind"
- Paterson Whirlwinds, the original name of the former basketball team the Paterson Crescents
- Wandsworth Whirlwinds, junior, Rugby League club in London
- West Texas Whirlwinds, basketball team
- Zhejiang Whirlwinds, Chinese basketball club
Places
- Whirlwind, West Virginia
- Whirlwind Inlet, an ice-filled inlet along the east coast of Graham Land
- Whirlwind Glaciers, four prominent converging glaciers which flow into the west side of Whirlwind Inlet
Other
- Whirlwind USA, an American audio equipment manufacturer
- WhirlWind (Seabreeze), a roller coaster at Seabreeze Amusement Park in Rochester, New York
- Whirlwind (roller coaster), a former roller coaster at Knoebels Amusement Resort
- Operation Whirlwind, a failed Croatian Army offensive
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See also
- Tourbillon (disambiguation), French for whirlwind
- Reap the whirlwind (disambiguation)
- Wirbelwind, German for whirlwind, a World War 2 anti-aircraft vehicle
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