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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mael•strom /ˈmeɪlstrəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a powerful whirlpool often dangerous to approach.
- a disorderly, stormy, tumultuous condition:the maelstrom of a presidential election.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mael•strom (māl′strəm),USA pronunciation n. - a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.
- a restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs:the maelstrom of early morning traffic.
- (cap.) a famous hazardous whirlpool off the NW coast of Norway.
- early Dutchmaelstroom, now spelling, spelled maalstroom, representing mal(en) to grind + stroom stream. See meal2, stream
- 1550–60 for def. 3
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tumult, pandemonium, bedlam.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: maelstrom /ˈmeɪlstrəʊm/ n - a large powerful whirlpool
- any turbulent confusion
Etymology: 17th Century: from obsolete Dutch maelstroom, from malen to grind, whirl round + stroom stream Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Maelstrom /ˈmeɪlstrəʊm/ n - a strong tidal current in a restricted channel in the Lofoten Islands off the NW coast of Norway
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