steam devil (English, noun)
expansion: steam devil (plural steam devils)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: steam devils
tags: plural
form: steamdevil
tags: alternative
form: steam-devil
tags: alternative