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Gore Vidal's first novel
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williwaw
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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.
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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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n. (context nautical English) a strong gust of cold wind
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.