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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WILLIWAW; WILLYWAW

WILLIWAW; WILLYWAW Wil "li *waw, Wil "ly *waw, n. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan. W. C. Russell.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

williwaw

wil li waw |ˈwilēˌwô ˈwɪliwɔ | ▶noun a sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coast. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

williwaw

williwaw |ˈwɪlɪwɔː | ▶noun a sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coast. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.