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mael·strom
/ˈme(ə)lstrəm, ˌstrɑm/
大漩渦,挪威近海的大漩渦,漩渦
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mael·strom
n.
1.
A
celebrated
whirlpool
on
the
coast
of
Norway
.
Hence
:
any
large
or
powerful
whirlpool
.
Syn:
--
whirlpool
,
vortex
.
2.
Also
(
Fig
.)
An
uncontrollable
agitated
or
confusedly
disordered
state
or
situation
;
as
,
a
maelstrom
of
vice
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
maelstrom
n
:
a
powerful
circular
current
of
water
(
usually
the
resulting
of
conflicting
tides
) [
syn
:
whirlpool
,
vortex
]
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