maelstrom
ˈmeɪlstrəm/
noun: maelstrom; plural noun: maelstroms
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a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.
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a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil.“the train station was a maelstrom of crowds”
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Origin
late 17th century: from early modern Dutch (denoting a mythical whirlpool in the Arctic Ocean, west of Norway), from maalen ‘grind, whirl’ + stroom ‘stream’.
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