word of the day: maelstrom
the word was inspired by this here article, in the NYTimes
maelstrom [meyl-struh
m] noun
1. a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.
2. a restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs: themaelstrom of early morning traffic.
3. ( initial capital letter) a famous hazardous whirlpool off theNW coast of Norway.
1682 (Hakluyt has Malestrand, c.1560), “whirlpool off thenorthwest coast of Norway,” from Dan. malstrøm (1673), fromDu. Maelstrom, lit. “grinding-stream
word of the day: maelstrom
the word was inspired by this here article, in the NYTimes
maelstrom [meyl-struhm] noun
1. a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.
2. a restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs: themaelstrom of early morning traffic.
3. ( initial capital letter) a famous hazardous whirlpool off theNW coast of Norway.
1682 (Hakluyt has Malestrand, c.1560), “whirlpool off thenorthwest coast of Norway,” from Dan. malstrøm (1673), fromDu. Maelstrom, lit. “grinding-stream
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