{"def":{"short":"a whirlwind (squall)","long":["a whirlwind, a tempestuous wind","a violent attack of wind, a squall",["never a single gust nor a steady blowing wind, however violent, but a storm breaking forth from black thunder clouds in furious gusts, with floods of rain, and throwing everything topsy-turvy"]]},"deriv":"of uncertain derivation","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈlɛ.lɑp͡s","ipa_mod":"ˈle.lɑp͡s","sbl":"lailaps","dic":"LEH-lahps","dic_mod":"LAY-lahps"}}