Maelstrom
Pronunciation : Mael"strom
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Norw., a whirlpool.]
Definition : 1. A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway.
2. Also Fig. ; as, a maelstrom of vice.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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