āwhiowhio
1. (noun) whirlwind, tornado, whirlpool.
Tekau mā waru tāngata i mate i te āwhiowhio, pakaru katoa ngā whare. E maharatia ana tērā e tae ki te hāwhe miriona pāuna te utu mō ngā mea katoa i pakaru i te āwhiowhio (HTK 22/4/1893:2). / Eighteen people died in the tornado and houses were totally smashed. It is thought that the cost of everything destroyed by the tornado will reach half a million pounds.