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whirlpool
[ hwurl-pool, wurl- ]
noun
- water in swift, circular motion, as that produced by the meeting of opposing currents, often causing a downward spiraling action.
- Heraldry. gurge ( def 2 ).
whirlpool
/ ˈɜːˌː /
noun
- a powerful circular current or vortex of water, usually produced by conflicting tidal currents or by eddying at the foot of a waterfall
- something resembling a whirlpool in motion or the power to attract into its vortex
- short for whirlpool bath
whirlpool
/ û′̅̅′ /
- 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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of whirlpool1
Example Sentences
A boat with one person on board has been towed to safety after breaking down near the Corryvreckan whirlpool in Argyll and Bute.
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.
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.
A group of friends was canyoneering Friday near the Seven Teacups Trail in Tulare County when one got caught in a whirlpool.
Minutes later three people were dead, having been caught in a whirlpool and drowning while trying to save one another.
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