maelstrom

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: vortex, whirlpool

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