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Webster 1913 Edition

Maelstrom

Mael′strom

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Noun.

[Norw., a whirlpool.]

1.

A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway.

Hence:

any large or powerful whirlpool.

Syn. – whirlpool, vortex.

Definition 2024

maëlstrom

maëlstrom

See also: maelstrom and maelström

French

Noun

maëlstrom m ‎(plural maëlstroms)

maelstrom