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Maelstrom

Maelstrom Meaning & Definition
Maelstrom Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Maelstrom?

[n] a powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting of conflicting tides)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Maelstrom: vortex | whirlpool

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See Also | Charybdis | current | stream

Maelstrom In Webster's Dictionary

\Mael"strom\, n. [Norw., a whirlpool.] 1. A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway. 2. Also Fig.; as, a maelstrom of vice.

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