steam devil

noun

Etymology

From steam + devil. From being a whirlwind (“devil”) formed from mist (“steam”). Patterned after dust devil.

  1. derived from διάβολος
  2. derived from diabolus
  3. inherited from *diubul
  4. inherited from dēofol
  5. inherited from devil
  6. compounded as steam devil — “steam + devil

Definitions

  1. A spiraling wind caused by rising thermals off a warm body of water's surface that has…

    A spiraling wind caused by rising thermals off a warm body of water's surface that has been enveloped by a layer of very cold air, which also causes the humidity in the thermal to turn to mist, highlighting the whirl of the column. The equivalent of a dustdevil over water.

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