whirlpool

Noun
  1. A powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) (synset 107447745)
    is a type of: current, stream - a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
    subtypes: charybdis - (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla
    same as: maelstrom, vortex
Verb
  1. Flow in a circular current, of liquids (synset 202051599)
    is a type of: course, feed, flow, run - move along, of liquids
    same as: eddy, purl, swirl, whirl

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