Maelstrom (Battlestar Galactica) definition

Maelstrom (Battlestar Galactica)

WordNet

(1) A powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

WiktionaryText

From . Danish is from Old Norse . Cf. German , Dutch maalstroom (malen ("grind" or "rotate") + stroom ("stream")).

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.