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Definisjon av maelstrom

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Noun
maelstrom - a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
whirlpool, vortex
current, stream a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water"
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Substantiv
maelstrom - A large and violent whirlpool.
maelstrom - Any violent or turbulent situation.

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  • A maelstrom /ˈmeɪlstrɒm/ is a very powerful whirlpool; a large, swirling body of water. A free vortex, it has considerable downdraft. The Scandinavian word (malström or malstrøm) was introduced into English by Edgar Allan Poe in his story "A Descent into the Maelström" (1841).

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