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maelstrom
(encz) | maelstrom,vír např. událostí Zdeněk Brož |
Maelstrom
(gcide) | Maelstrom \Mael"strom\, n. [Norw., a whirlpool.]
1. A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway. Hence: any
large or powerful whirlpool.
Syn: whirlpool, vortex.
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2. Also (Fig.) An uncontrollable agitated or confusedly
disordered state or situation; as, a maelstrom of vice.
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maelstrom
(wn) | maelstrom
n 1: a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of
conflicting tides) [syn: whirlpool, vortex,
maelstrom] |
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Maelstrom
(gcide) | Maelstrom \Mael"strom\, n. [Norw., a whirlpool.]
1. A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway. Hence: any
large or powerful whirlpool.
Syn: whirlpool, vortex.
[1913 Webster]
2. Also (Fig.) An uncontrollable agitated or confusedly
disordered state or situation; as, a maelstrom of vice.
[1913 Webster +PJC] |
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