maelstrom
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1.
A violent or turbulent situation: caught in the maelstrom of war.
2. A whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence.
2. A whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A large and violent whirlpool.
2. any violent or turbulent situation.
2. any violent or turbulent situation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of norway.
2. an uncontrollable agitated or confusedly disordered state or situation.
2. an uncontrollable agitated or confusedly disordered state or situation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
A celebrated whirlpool or violent current in the arctic ocean, near the western coast of norway, between the islands Moskenäsö and Mosken, formerly supposed to suck in and destroy everything that approached it at any time, but now known not to be dangerous except under certain conditions.
2. hence any resistless movement; any influence or passion which makes victims of all who come within its power: as, the maelstrom of fashion or of speculation; the maelstrom of dissipation or of crime.
2. hence any resistless movement; any influence or passion which makes victims of all who come within its power: as, the maelstrom of fashion or of speculation; the maelstrom of dissipation or of crime.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia