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maelstrom
—maelstrom /ˈmeɪl.strɒm/ aep /-strəm/
Ⅰ noun [C usually singular] (SITUATION) ► F0 a situation in which there is great confusion, violence, and destruction: » The country is gradually being sucked into the maelstrom of civil war.Thesaurus+: ↑Social order and disorder
Ⅱ noun [C] (WATER) ► F0 an area of water that moves with a very strong circular movement and sucks in anything that goes pastThesaurus+: ↑Watercourses and waterfalls |