maelstrom

English - Turkish

Definition of maelstrom in English Turkish dictionary

büyük girdap yıkıcı güç

{i} büyük girdap (norveç)

{i} yıkıcı güç

hayhuy

girdap

vurdu kırdı

kargaşa

Related Terms

whirlpool

{i} anafor

whirlpool

{i} girdap

Büyük bir girdap ve güçlü bir akıntı vardı. - It has a big whirlpool and a strong current.

whirlpool

{i} (suda oluşan) girdap, anafor, burgaç, çevrinti

whirlpool

su çevrintisi

whirlpool

girdap (suda oluşan)

whirlpool

burgaç

whirlpool

çevrinti

whirlpool

eğrim

whirlpool

su çevrisi

English - English

Definition of maelstrom in English English dictionary

A large and violent whirlpool

Any violent or turbulent situation

whirlpool

A whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence

\MAYL-strum\, noun: 1 A large, powerful, or violent whirlpool 2 Something resembling a maelstrom; a violent, disordered, or turbulent state of affairs; as, a maelstrom of vice

{i} large whirlpool; disordered and confusing condition

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

Also Fig

A tidal whirlpool between Moskenesy and Mosken in the Lofoten Islands of northern Norway Term usually applied to other tidal whirlpools

Famous whirlpool off the coast of Norway in the Lofoten Islands between Moskenesoy and Mosken

as, a maelstrom of vice

If you describe a situation as a maelstrom, you mean that it is very confused or violent. the maelstrom of ethnic hatreds and vendetta politics Inside, she was a maelstrom of churning emotions

A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway

Maelstrom (mâl´strem) noun 1 A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway 2 Also figurative; as, a maelstrom of vice

Related Terms

maelstroms

plural of maelstrom

Hyphenation

mael·strom

Turkish pronunciation

meylstrım

Synonyms

bedlam, chaos, confusion, disorder, flap, fuss, pandemonium, turbulence, turmoil, uproar, eddy, stir, swirl, undercurrent, undertow

Pronunciation

/ˈmālstrəm/ /ˈmeɪlstrəm/

Etymology

[ 'mA(&)l-str&m, -"str&a ] (noun.) 1682. From Danish malstrøm “” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001. Danish male (“to whirl”) is from Old Norse male (“to grind”). Compare German Mahlstrom, Dutch maalstroom (malen ("grind" or "rotate") + stroom ("stream")).