maelstrom
11Maelstrom — Maelstrom, Wirbel im Nordmeer zwischen den 2 südlichsten Lossoden, nur bei Nordwind, der die rückkehrende Ebbe aufhält, gefährlich …
12maelstrom — index bluster (commotion), commotion, disturbance, furor, shambles Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
13maelstrom — *eddy, whirlpool, vortex …
14maelstrom — an originally Dutch word meaning ‘a state of great confusion’, is pronounced mayl strǝm …
15maelstrom — ► NOUN 1) a powerful whirlpool. 2) a scene of confused movement or upheaval. ORIGIN Dutch, from maalen grind, whirl + stroom stream …
16Maelstrom — [māl′strəm] n. [17th c. Du (now maalstroom) < malen, to grind, whirl round (akin to Ger mahlen: see MILL1) + stroom, a stream: first applied by 16th c. Du geographers] 1. a famous strong, swirling tidal current off the W coast of Norway,… …
17Maelstrom — For other uses, see Maelstrom (disambiguation). Saltstraumen maelstrom A maelstrom /ˈmeɪlstrɒm/ is a very powerful whirlpool; a large, swirling body of water. A free vortex, it has considerable downdraft. The power of tidal whirlpools tends to be …
18Maelstrom — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Maelstrom (homonymie). Iles de maelstrom : Værøy, Mosken et Moskenesøya Un maelstrom ou malstrom est un puissant tourbillon qui se forme dans la mer ou dans un fleuve. Il …
19Maelström — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Maelström Produktionsland Kanada …
20maelstrom — mael|strom [ˈmeılstrəm] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Early Dutch, from malen to break into powder + strom stream ] 1.) a confusing situation full of events or strong emotions that is difficult to understand or deal with = ↑whirlpool maelstrom of ▪ …
