English dictionary
whirlpool
/'w/[@]/rlp/u/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like.
Source: webster1913
verb
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flow in a circular current, of liquids
Source: WordNet 3.0