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whirlpool

[ hwurl-pool, wurl- ]

noun

  1. water in swift, circular motion, as that produced by the meeting of opposing currents, often causing a downward spiraling action.
  2. Heraldry. gurge ( def 2 ).


whirlpool

/ ˈ·Éɜ˱ôËŒ±è³Ü˱ô /

noun

  1. 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. short for whirlpool bath
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whirlpool

/ ·Éû°ù±ô′±è´ÇÌ…´ÇÌ…±ô′ /

  1. 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.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of whirlpool1

1520–30; whirl + pool 1; compare late Old English ³ó·É²â°ù´Ú±ð±èűô
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He is of course, referring to Homer's epic poem that follows the travels of Odysseus and his crew, who faced perils such a the monster Scylla and giant whirlpool Charybdis.

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Yet like a spiraling whirlpool, a black hole is currently removing so much gas from Pablo's Galaxy that it can no longer normally form stars.

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A group of friends was canyoneering Friday near the Seven Teacups Trail in Tulare County when one got caught in a whirlpool.

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Minutes later three people were dead, having been caught in a whirlpool and drowning while trying to save one another.

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From the helicopter windows, her eyes fall on the jagged edge of the Donjek glacier: meltwater swirls out from beneath the ice like a whirlpool.

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