Maelstrom
WordNet
noun
(1) A powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
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Etymology
From . Danish is from Old Norse . Cf. German , Dutch maalstroom (malen ("grind" or "rotate") + stroom ("stream")).
Noun
Quotations
- 2001 — Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, p 212
- A hulking shape burst through the doorway and hurtled down the corridor, leaving a maelstrom of air currents in his wake.