What's the difference between whirlpool and whirlwind?

Whirlpool


Definition:

  • (n.) An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like.
  • (n.) A sea monster of the whale kind.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) On the other hand, whirlpool-like, multilayer membranous structures, similar to the mesosomes of gram-negative bacteria, were sometimes seen in the rickettsial cells.
  • (2) mPA-medium B gave good recovery of both vital and chlorine-injured P. aeruginosa and selectivity was greater than 90% when analysing whirlpool samples.
  • (3) An evaluation of the wound-healing and disinfectant activities of chloramine-T (Chlorazene) used in hydrotherapy whirlpools was studied in a guinea pig cutaneous wound model.
  • (4) A private sauna, whirlpool and dancefloor are also available.
  • (5) Then I enjoy a honey massage looking out at the mountains, and dips in a whirlpool and a mineral pool.
  • (6) Aerobic plate counts were higher, and staphylococci and Pseudomonas aeruginosa occurred more often in whirlpools than in swimming pools.
  • (7) Folliculitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been increasing due to the popularity of hot tubs, swimming pools, and whirlpools.
  • (8) Duration of whirlpool-spa use was an important determinant of risk for Pseudomonas dermatitis in this outbreak.
  • (9) The path follows the course of the river back to the roaring whirlpool – but between these forces of nature, it offers tranquility, surrounded not just by the forests but by hundreds of wildlife species, from rare flowers to abundant salamanders and peregrine falcons.
  • (10) The sonographic "whirlpool" pattern of the superior mesenteric vein and mesentery around the superior mesenteric artery was detected in 15 of the 18 patients with midgut volvulus, and was best seen using Doppler color.
  • (11) Effects of immersion time, water temperature, and three whirlpool treatment techniques on the reduction of bacterial load on the plantar surface of feet were examined.
  • (12) Mycobacteria were frequently detected in all types of samples, the numbers in whirlpools on the average being about ten times higher than those in swimming-pools and tap water.
  • (13) Published reports to date of outbreaks of Pseudomonas folliculitis associated with the use of whirlpools, hot tubs, swimming pools, etc., were reviewed.
  • (14) L micdadei was also isolated, along with host amoebae, from the whirlpool filter.
  • (15) Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated from seven commercial and two residential whirlpools that were treated with halogens.
  • (16) The importance of following directions for the installation of whirlpool-spas and regulations for their operation and control is strictly stressed.
  • (17) The presence of L. pneumophila and amoebae in whirlpool waters (42%) presents a risk for man.
  • (18) Hunt, a gifted and ambitious politician, is stuck between the rock-like Scylla of industry lobbyists and the Charybdis whirlpool of public opinion, which now supports sugar regulation.
  • (19) A generalized pruritic pustular rash was reported by 32 of 61 (53%) persons who had used the swimming pool and whirlpool at a Minnesota motel in March 1975.
  • (20) The whirlpool configuration of the infarct reflects the special anatomy of the intramural coronary arteries in the mice.

Whirlwind


Definition:

  • (n.) A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.
  • (n.) Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It has all been a bit of a whirlwind,” admits Beatty.
  • (2) But, as the postal sector demonstrates all too clearly, an economic regulator can unleash a whirlwind.
  • (3) I am very clear that I want to ensure we get the best possible deal for the United Kingdom that works for everyone across the United Kingdom and all parts of the UK when we enter these negotiation,” said the prime minister in Wales, at the start of a whirlwind UK tour aimed at drumming up last-minute support from the devolved administrations.
  • (4) For Merkel, the meeting is the start of a week of whirlwind diplomacy that will see her meeting heads of state in Tallin, Prague and Warsaw before hosting first the leaders of the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden and Denmark, and then the presidents of Slovenia, Bulgaria and Croatia at Schloss Meseberg, a baroque castle outside Berlin.
  • (5) But it all went to plan and afterwards it was a complete whirlwind.
  • (6) Inevitably, it looks as though corners have been cut and supermarkets will reap the whirlwind in reputational damage.
  • (7) In whirlwind fashion a host of Tottenham greats, from Bill Nicholson to Gareth Bale, are displayed alongside thunderous music and a cinematic voiceover, which, at the end, affirms the club’s motto: “To dare is to do.” It’s very dramatic, a little over-the-top and, on Saturday, somewhat contradictory.
  • (8) After the Paris attacks we’d had statements about France reaping the whirlwind of their own actions [a phrase used in a statement by the Stop the War Coalition, of which Corbyn is a long-time supporter], and every time we have a terrorist attack we have this argument that ‘what can we expect?’ That this is somehow not really the responsibility of those who carry out those attacks.
  • (9) How fitting he should not just inherit his father’s fortune but reap the whirlwind of the original referendum campaign launched by Sir James Goldsmith, an unsavoury tycoon who tried to bankrupt Private Eye.
  • (10) Pogrund and cameraman Dewald Aukema pick up not only the whirlwind nature of that first head-of-state visit, but the exotic and breathtaking beauty of Africa and Mandela's buttoned lip as he visits the lavish basilicas built by despots on the land of the poor.
  • (11) It's clearly overkill when you are dealing with waste which is at the bottom end of the spectrum (of toxicity)," he says during a whirlwind minibus tour of the 98-hectare (245 acre) site, which he describes as "a ride around the ranch".
  • (12) As well as watching White's solo performance, concertgoers will attend a set by garage-rockers Whirlwind Heat.
  • (13) A whirlwind of consulting and reviewing to keep everyone busy.
  • (14) Fahma, despite the whirlwind of the past few weeks, is not quite ready to put her campaigning days behind her.
  • (15) Which brings us to the Stop the War Coalition ( STWC) – here’s a potted history – whose “Paris reaps the whirlwind of western support for extremist violence” tweet caused such offence to MPs at the PLP.
  • (16) "'It was all whirlwind, heat and flash'," he adds, quoting a line from Sonic Youth's Goo sleeve.
  • (17) This whirlwind adventure set the tone for the week ahead.
  • (18) Send them to the usual address – knowledge@theguardian.com From boardroom to penalty box (2) Last week Archie Whirlwind wondered if Juninho ending his career as player-president of his youth club Ituano was a unique case.
  • (19) Such details seemed all of a piece with his whirlwind existence.
  • (20) An estimated 50,000 attended the benefit show, and though we’ve all been burned by a bro with a guitar around a campfire, there genuinely is a healing power to listening to music with others, an outlet for collective grief that can soothe whirlwind emotions.