turbō inis, m
1 turbo,
that which whirls, a whirlwind, hurricane, tornado
: saevi exsistunt turbines, Pac. ap.
C.: validi venti, O.: turbo aut subita tempestas: pulvis collectus turbine,
H.: venti terras turbine perflant,
V.—
A spinning-top, whip-top
: volitans sub verbere, V.—
A magic wheel, wheel of fortune
: solve turbinem, H.—
A whorl, spiral, twist
: bucina, in latum quae turbine crescit ab imo,
O.: suāpte naturā versari
turbinem.—
A whirl, round, circle
: nubes Turbine fumans piceo, i. e.
of black curling smoke
, V.—
A whirling motion, revolution
: teli (contorti), V.: Murranum ingentis turbine saxi Excutit, i. e.
with a huge whirling stone
, V.: militiae turbine factus eques,
i. e.
through the round of promotion
, O.—Fig.,
a whirlwind, storm
: in maximis turbinibus rei p. navem gubernare: tu, turbo
ac tempestas pacis atque oti,
disturber
: mentis, O.
