Meaning Of The Word Charybdis

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Charybdis? Find Charybdis meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Charybdis Meaning

Charybdis Definition
Charybdis Definition

What's The Definition Of Charybdis?

Charybdis in American English
a whirlpool off the NE coast of Sicily, in the Strait of Messina; now called Galofalo
noun: a daughter of Gaea and Poseidon, a monster mentioned in Homer and later identified with a whirlpool in the Strait of Messina off the NE coast of Sicily

Charybdis in British English
noun: a ship-devouring monster in classical mythology, identified with a whirlpool off the north coast of Sicily, lying opposite Scylla on the Italian coast

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Projection TV ‐ a system made up of lenses, mirrors, and a cathode-ray…
  • Infusionism ‐ the doctrine that the preexisting human soul enters…
  • Storyteller ‐ a person who narrates stories; countable noun:…
  • Arse around ‐ If you say that someone is arsing around or arsing…
  • Perforce ‐ by or through necessity; necessarily; Perforce…
  • Absolute configuration ‐ noun: the spatial arrangement of atoms or groups…
  • Animal cracker ‐ a small cookie shaped like any of various animals…
  • Navar ‐ noun: a system of air navigation in which a ground…
  • The Beaver State ‐ a nickname for the state…
  • Dardanelles ‐ strait joining the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean…