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1. (n.) whirlpool
water in swift circular motion, as that produced by the meeting of opposing currents, often causing a downward spiraling action.
Etymology: (1520–30)
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1. (verb) whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom
a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
2. (verb) eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl
flow in a circular current, of liquids
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1. (noun) whirlpool
an area of water that moves in a circular motion
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1. (noun) Whirlpool
an eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like
2. (noun) Whirlpool
a sea monster of the whale kind
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Sense: a circular current in a river or sea, caused by opposing tides, winds or currents.
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 Afrikaans: kolk |
 Arabic: دُوّامَه، دُرْدور مائي |
 Bulgarian: водовъртеж |
 Brazilian: redemoinho |
 Czech: vír |
 German: der Strudel |
 Danish: strømhvirvel |
 Greek: δίνη, ρουφήχτρα |
 Spanish: remolino |
 Estonian: veekeeris |
 Farsi: گرداب |
 Finnish: pyörre |
 French: tourbillon |
 Hebrew: מְעַרבּוֹלֶת |
 Hindi: भंवर |
 Croatian: vir, vrtlog |
 Hungarian: örvény |
 Indonesian: pusaran |
 Icelandic: hringiða, svelgur |
 Italian: vortice, mulinello |
 Japanese: 渦巻き |
 Korean: 소용돌이 |
 Lithuanian: sūkurys |
 Latvian: virpulis; atvars |
 Malay: lubuk pusar |
 Dutch: draaikolk |
 Norwegian: virvelstrøm, malstrøm |
 Polish: wir |
 Portuguese: remoinho |
 Romanian: vârtej (de apă) |
 Russian: водоворот |
 Slovak: vír, krútňava |
 Slovenian: vrtinec |
 Serbian: vir |
 Swedish: strömvirvel, malström |
 Thai: น้ำวน |
 Turkish: girdap, anafor |
 Taiwanese: 漩渦 |
 Ukrainian: вир |
 Urdu: بھنور |
 Vietnamese: xoáy nước |
 Chinese: 旋涡 |
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