Meaning of MAELSTROM
| Pronunciation: | | 'meylstrum
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[n] a powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting of conflicting tides) |
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MAELSTROM is a 9 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | vortex, whirlpool |
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| | See Also: | | Charybdis, current, stream | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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