maelstrom
21maelstrom — [[t]me͟ɪlstrɒm[/t]] maelstroms N COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp, oft N of n If you describe a situation as a maelstrom, you mean that it is very confused or violent. [LITERARY] ...the maelstrom of ethnic hatreds and vendetta politics... Inside,… …
22maelstrom — UK [ˈmeɪlˌstrɒm] / US [ˈmeɪlˌstrɑm] / US [ˈmeɪlstrəm] noun [countable] Word forms maelstrom : singular maelstrom plural maelstroms 1) a confusing, frightening situation in which there is a lot of activity and strong emotions The square is a… …
23maelstrom — {{＃}}{{LM M24431}}{{〓}} {{［}}maelstrom{{］}} {{■}}(hol.){{□}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Remolino muy violento en las costas noruegas: • El maelstrom es peligroso para la navegación.{{○}} {{★}}{{＼}}PRONUNCIACIÓN:{{／}} [máelstrom]. {{★}}{{＼}}ORTOGRAFÍA:{{／}} …
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24maelstrom — /mayl streuhm/, n. 1. a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool. 2. a restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs: the maelstrom of early morning traffic. 3. (cap.) a famous hazardous whirlpool off the NW coast of Norway. [1550 60 for def …
25maelstrom — (MAYL strom) [Dutch: grinding stream] A whirlpool of great strength and size, such as the legendary Moskentraumen whirlpool off the northwest coast of Norway, vividly described in Edgar Allan Poe’s “Descent into the Maelstrom.” By extension, a …
26maelstrom — noun 1) a maelstrom in the sea Syn: whirlpool, vortex, eddy, swirl; literary Charybdis 2) the maelstrom of war Syn: turbulence, tumult, turmoil, disorder, disarray, chaos, confusion …
27maelstrom — noun Etymology: obsolete Dutch (now maalstroom), from malen to grind + strom stream Date: 1682 1. a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius 2. something resembling a maelstrom in turbulence …
28maelstrom — noun /meɪlstrəm/ a) A large and violent whirlpool. A hulking shape burst through the doorway and hurtled down the corridor, leaving a maelstrom of air currents in his wake. b) Any violent or turbulent situation …
29maelstrom — Synonyms and related words: Charybdis, Maelstrom, ado, agitation, back stream, backflow, backwash, backwater, bluster, bobbery, boil, boiling, bother, botheration, brouhaha, burst, bustle, churn, commotion, confusion, conturbation, countercurrent …
30maelstrom — mael·strom s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} forte corrente del Mare del Nord, con movimento rotatorio estremamente rapido, tale da risucchiare oggetti per un vasto raggio {{line}} {{/line}} VARIANTI: mälström. DATA: sec. XIX. ETIMO: dall ol.… …
