Whirlpool
11whirlpool — [n] spinning water eddy, maelstrom, stir, undercurrent, undertow, vortex, whirl; concept 514 …
12Whirlpool — A whirlpool is a swirling body of water usually produced by ocean tides. The vast majority of whirlpools are not very powerful. More powerful ones are more properly termed maelstroms. Vortex is the proper term for any whirlpool that has a… …
13whirlpool — [[t](h)wɜ͟ː(r)lpuːl[/t]] whirlpools 1) N COUNT A whirlpool is a small area in a river or the sea where the water is moving quickly round and round, so that objects floating near it are pulled into its centre. 2) N COUNT: usu sing, with supp, usu… …
14Whirlpool — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Whirlpool », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Ce mot anglais signifie tourbillon. (Voir la …
15whirlpool — UK [ˈwɜː(r)lˌpuːl] / US [ˈwɜrlˌpul] / US [ˈhwɜrlˌpul] noun [countable] Word forms whirlpool : singular whirlpool plural whirlpools 1) a strong movement in a river or stream that makes the water move round and pulls things under 2) a situation in… …
16whirlpool — whirl|pool [ˈwə:lpu:l US ˈwə:rl ] n 1.) a powerful current of water that spins around and can pull things down into it 2.) also whirlpool bath a large ↑bathtub that makes hot water move in strong currents around your body 3.) a whirlpool of… …
17whirlpool — whirl|pool [ wɜrl,pul, hwɜrl,pul ] noun count 1. ) a strong movement in a river or stream that makes the water move around and pulls things under 2. ) a situation in which you lose control of what is happening, usually in an unpleasant way: a… …
18whirlpool — noun Date: 1529 1. a. a confused tumult and bustle ; whirl b. a magnetic or impelling force by which something may be engulfed < refusing to be drawn into this whirlpool of intrigue A. D. White > 2. a. water moving rapidly in a circle so as to… …
19Whirlpool — Jacuzzi; Sprudelbad * * * Whirlpool [ wəːlpuːl; englisch, eigentlich »(Wasser)strudel«] der, s/ s, Bassin, in dem vorgeheiztes Wasser (40 ºC) bodennah angesaugt und unter hohem Druck mit Luftzusatz als Sprudelwasser etwa 30 cm unterhalb des… …
20whirlpool — n. to be drawn into a whirlpool * * * to be drawn into a whirlpool …
