wil|li|waw

wil|li|waw
wil|li|waw «WIHL ee w», noun.
1. Especially Nautical. a sudden, violent gust of wind moving down to the sea from mountains along the coast, such as one into the fiords of Tierra del Fuego or into the Strait of Magellan.
2. Figurative. any agitated state of affairs; storm; tempest; squall: »

The President in press conference tried to head off a williwaw (Time).

[origin unknown]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • waw — wil·li·waw; waw; …   English syllables

  • wil — af·wil·lite; be·wil·der; be·wil·dered·ly; be·wil·dered·ness; be·wil·der·ing·ly; be·wil·der·ment; blou·wil·de·bees·oog; clan·wil·liam; cur·wil·let; mord·wil·ko·ja; pil·wil·let; wil·bur·ite; wil·co; wil·de·beest; wil·de; wil·der·ment; wil·der·muth… …   English syllables

  • williwaw — wil·li·waw …   English syllables

  • williwaw — /wil ee waw /, n. a violent squall that blows in near polar latitudes, as in the Strait of Magellan, Alaska, and the Aleutian Islands. [1835 45; orig. uncert.] * * * …   Universalium

  • williwaw — wil•li•waw [[t]ˈwɪl iˌwɔ[/t]] n. mer a violent squall that blows in near polar latitudes, as in the Strait of Magellan, Alaska, and the Aleutian Islands • Etymology: 1835–45; orig. uncert …   From formal English to slang

  • Williwaw — Wil li*waw, Willywaw Wil ly*waw, n. (Naut.) A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan. W. C. Russell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Willywaw — Williwaw Wil li*waw, Willywaw Wil ly*waw, n. (Naut.) A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan. W. C. Russell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

  • Egyptian Arabic — Masri redirects here. For other uses, see Masri (disambiguation). Egyptian Arabic اللغة المصرية العامية Pronunciation [elˈloɣæ l.mɑsˤˈɾejjɑ l.ʕæmˈmejjæ] Spoken in Egypt …   Wikipedia

  • Sparen — 1. Auf Sparen folgt Haben. – Simrock, 9633; Sailer, 278. Engl.: Of saving comes having. 2. Besser gespart, als übel verwandt. Engl.: Better spared than ill spent. (Bohn II, 133.) 3. Das Sparen ist zu spät, wenn s auf die Neige geht. – Lohrengel,… …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”