Definition of whirlpools Whirlpools
/wɚˈlpuˌlz/ - [werlpulz] -
We found 3 definitions of whirlpools from 2 different sources.
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What does whirlpools mean?
Wiktionary 
- whirlpools (Noun)
Plural of whirlpool.
Part of speech
🔤- whirlpools, noun, plural of whirlpool.
WordNet
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| whirlpool - a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) | ||
| vortex, maelstrom | ||
| current, stream a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water" | ||
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Wiktionary
- whirlpool (Noun)
A swirling body of water. - whirlpool (Noun)
turmoil, or agitated excitement.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- whirlpool (n.)
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. - whirlpool (n.)
A sea monster of the whale kind.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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whirlpool
A rapidly rotating body of water.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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whirlpool
An eddy or vortex where the waters are continually rushing round. In rivers they are very common, from various accidents, and are usually of little consequence. In the sea they are more dangerous, as the classical Charybdis, and the celebrated Maelstrom and Saltenstrom, both on the coast of Norway.
Part of speech
🔤- whirlpool, verb, present, 1st person singular of whirlpool (infinitive).
- whirlpool, verb (infinitive).
- whirlpool, noun, singular of whirlpools.
