Meaning of MAELSTROM
| Pronunciation: | | 'meylstrum
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| | Definition: | | [n] a powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting of conflicting tides) |
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| | Synonyms: | | vortex, whirlpool |
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| | See Also: | | Charybdis, current, stream | |
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| | Definition: | | Maelstrom
In the second volume in a trilogy based on the popular Ultima computer game, Sosaria has been splintered by a time-rending catastrophe, three powerful kingdoms perch on the brink of war, and the wizards and knights of New Britannia ally themselves with the Juka to battle the scheming Technocrats. Original. (Science Fiction & Fantasy) more details ... |
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| | Definition: | | \Mael"strom\, n. [Norw., a whirlpool.]
1. A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway.
2. Also Fig.; as, a maelstrom of vice.
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