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Gore Vidal's first novel
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williwaw
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n. (context nautical English) a strong gust of cold wind
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Williwaw is the debut novel of Gore Vidal , written when he was 19 and first mate of a U.S. Army supply ship stationed in the Aleutian Islands . The story combines war drama, maritime adventure and a murder plot. The book was first published in 1946 in ...
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Williwaw \Wil"li*waw\, Willywaw \Wil"ly*waw\, n. (Naut.) A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan. --W. C. Russell.
Usage examples of williwaw.
Only cold, the prick of spinning dirt, the scents of grain and clover, the taste of clean air, and the rumble of a rising williwaw existed here.
Ecu tried to bring his thoughts under control, just as he wished, with equal lack of success, that he could cause this williwaw to subside into a calm.
Tropical downpours part at my arrival, and williwaws steal in haste from my sight.