Meaning Of The Word Whirlpool

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whirlpool
You can describe a situation in which a lot of unpleasant or complicated things are happening, and from which it is very difficult to escape, as a whirlpool.
countable noun: A whirlpool is a small area in a river or the sea where the water is moving quickly round and round, so that objects floating near it are pulled into its centre.

whirlpool in American English
water in rapid, violent, whirling motion caused by two meeting currents, by winds meeting tides, etc. and tending to form a circle into which floating objects are drawn; vortex or eddy of water
noun: water in swift, circular motion, as that produced by the meeting of opposing currents, often causing a downward spiraling action

whirlpool in British English
noun: a powerful circular current or vortex of water, usually produced by conflicting tidal currents or by eddying at the foot of a waterfall

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