whirlpool

whirl·pool  (hwûrlpl, wûrl-)

n.

1. A rapidly rotating current of water; a vortex.

2.

a. Turmoil; whirl.

b. A magnetic, impelling force into which one may be pulled.

3. A bathtub or pool having jets of warm water that can be directed toward a body part as for therapeutic purposes.

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whirlpool

Noun

a powerful circular current of water, into which objects floating nearby are drawn

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whirlpool  (wûrlpl)

A rapidly rotating current of water or other liquid that sucks everything near it toward its center. The meeting of two tides can create a whirlpool.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whirlpool - a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) maelstrom, vortex current, stream - a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water" Charybdis - (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla
Verb	1.	whirlpool - flow in a circular current, of liquids eddy, purl, swirl, whirl course, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"

Translations

whirlpool [ˈwəːlpuːl] n → remolino

whirlpool [ˈwəːlpuːl] n → tourbillon m

whirlpool [ˈwəːlpuːl] whirl n (lit) → Strudel m

whirlpool [ˈwəːlpuːl] n → mulinello