Maelstrom : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Maelstrom	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Maelstrom
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
maelstrom n a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) Synonym(s): whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maelstrom \Mael"strom\, n. [Norw., a whirlpool.] 1. A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway. 2. Also Fig.; as, a maelstrom of vice.