| whirlwind | n puting beliung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tornado | n tornado, puting beliung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| funnel cloud | n awan puting beliung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| twister | 3. (US) tornado, puting beliung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vortex | n 1. pusaran: the ~ of the tornado, pusaran puting beliung; 2. (fig.) kancah: he was drawn into the ~ of politics, dia terseret ke dlm kancah politik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| track | 3. course taken by so., st, laluan: the ~ of the cyclone is charted from information received from the aircraft, laluan angin puting beliung itu dilukis berdasarkan maklumat yg diterima drpd kapal terbang itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shift | 2. change direction (of wind, attention, glance) beralih (arah): the centre of the cyclone has now ~ed out to sea, pusat puting beliung sekarang sudah beralih arah ke laut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approaching | adj 1. coming nearer (in space), /menghampiri, mendekati, merapati/ + approp n; (of sound) kedengaran semakin dekat: the captain watched the ~ ship through his binoculars, nakhoda itu memperhatikan kapal yg menghampirinya dgn teropong; the townsfolk were warned of a rapidly ~ tornado, penduduk bandar itu diberikan amaran ttg puting beliung yg menghampiri bandar itu dgn begitu laju; ~ footsteps, bunyi tapak kaki yg kedengaran semakin dekat; 2. coming nearer (in time) hampir tiba: the regiment will take part in the ~ campaign, pasukan itu akan mengambil bahagian dlm kempen yg hampir tiba itu; his ~ death, saat-saat kematiannya yg hampir tiba. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approach | n 1. act of coming nearer, a. (in space) mendekat, merapat, menghampiri + approp pron or n: at our ~, the intruders fled, penceroboh-penceroboh itu lari apabila kami menghampiri mereka; the ~ of the whirlwind sent people scurrying for shelter, orang-orang lari bertempiaran mencari tempat perlindungan apabila puting beliung menghampiri pelabuhan itu; b. (in time) menjelang, mendekat, hampir tiba; (of death) hampir tiba, sudah dekat: the ~ of midnight, menjelang tengah malam; 2. approximation, semblance, hampir sama: the account makes some ~ to truth, cerita itu hampir sama dgn yg sebenarnya; a fair ~ to accuracy, hampir tepat; 3. access, jalan masuk: trees line the ~ to the palace, pokok-pokok berderet di sepanjang jalan masuk ke istana; ~ road, jalan tuju; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |