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 [ˈwɜːlˌpuːl]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a powerful circular current or vortex of water, usually produced by conflicting tidal currents or by eddying at the foot of a waterfall

2. something resembling a whirlpool in motion or the power to attract into its vortex

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) short for whirlpool bath

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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"

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whirlpool

noun vortex, eddy, maelstrom, Charybdis (literary) The upturned boat was swept towards a yawning whirlpool.

Translations

whirlpool [ˈwɜːlpuːl] N

1. (lit) → remolino m (fig) → vorágine f

2. (also whirlpool bath) (= tub) → bañera f de hidromasaje; (= pool) → piscina f de hidromasaje

whirlpool [ˈ^hwɜː^rlpuːl] n → tourbillon m

whirlpool

n

(in water) → Strudel m; (fig: = turbulence also) → Durcheinander nt

(pool with water jets) → Whirlpool m

whirlpool [ˈwɜːlˌpuːl] n → mulinello, vortice m