maelstrom
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
maelstrom /ˈmeɪlstrəm/
▶noun
- 1 a powerful whirlpool.
- 2 a state or situation of confused movement or upheaval.
– origin C17: from early mod. Du., from maalen ‘grind, whirl’ + stroom ‘stream’.
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