WHIRLPOOL

whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom

(noun) a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl

(verb) flow in a circular current, of liquids

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

whirlpool (plural whirlpools)

A swirling body of water.

A hot tub, jacuzzi.

Turmoil, or agitated excitement.

Verb

whirlpool (third-person singular simple present whirlpools, present participle whirlpooling, simple past and past participle whirlpooled)

(intransitive) To spin or swirl like the water in a whirlpool.

Source: Wiktionary

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Whirl"pool`, n.

1. An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like.

2. A sea monster of the whale kind. [Obs.] Spenser. The Indian Sea breedeth the most and the biggest fishes that are; among which the whales and whirlpools, called "balænæ," take up in length as much as four . . . arpents of land. Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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