maelstrom

mael·strom

 (māl′strəm)

n.

1. A violent or turbulent situation: caught in the maelstrom of war.

2. A whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence.

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[Obsolete Dutch : Dutch malen, to grind, whirl (from Middle Dutch; see melə- in Indo-European roots) + Dutch stroom, stream (from Middle Dutch; see sreu- in Indo-European roots).]

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maelstrom

(ˈmeɪlstrəʊm)

n

1. (Physical Geography) a large powerful whirlpool

2. any turbulent confusion

[C17: from obsolete Dutch maelstroom, from malen to grind, whirl round + stroom stream]

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Maelstrom

(ˈmeɪlstrəʊm)

n

(Placename) a strong tidal current in a restricted channel in the Lofoten Islands off the NW coast of Norway

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mael•strom

(ˈmeɪl strəm)

n.

1. a powerful whirlpool often hazardous to approach.

2. a tumultuous state of affairs.

3. (cap.) a powerful current off the NW coast of Norway.

[1550–60; < early Dutch maelstroom, representing mal(en) to grind + stroom stream. See meal², stream]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

maelstrom - a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) whirlpool, 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

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maelstrom

noun

1. whirlpool, swirl, eddy, vortex, Charybdis (literary) a maelstrom of surf and confused seas

2. turmoil, disorder, confusion, chaos, upheaval, uproar, pandemonium, bedlam, tumult Inside, she was a maelstrom of churning emotions.

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Translations

maëlstromtourbillon

vortice

malström

maelstrom

[ˈmeɪlstrəʊm] N → torbellino m, remolino m

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maelstrom

[ˈmeɪlstrɒm] n (= confused situation) → maelström m, tourbillon m

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maelstrom

n (lit rare) → Malstrom m; (fig) → Malstrom m (liter), → Sog m; he returned to the maelstrom of public life → er kehrte in den Trubel des öffentlichen Lebens zurück

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maelstrom

[ˈmeɪlstrəʊm] n (frm) → turbine m, vortice m

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