Definition of maelstrom in English:

maelstrom

noun ˈmeɪlstrəm

1A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Shade raised its arms and disappeared in a maelstrom of whirling water and howling wind.
- Ben plunged beneath the maelstrom and saved her.
- We made a hasty exit back up to the beach and, before long, the water was once again a maelstrom of ever-widening rips, eddies and whirlpools.
- He tosses it beyond a breaking wave, and it bobs and sinks in the maelstrom of receding water colliding with the next surge of the tide.
- He blithely sailed off into a maelstrom and delivered a steady performance as France's sailing stars faltered around him.
- Situated off the north coast of Jura, it is one of the half-dozen biggest maelstroms in the world.
- Together they stood in the foretops and conned the ship in through the seething maelstrom of the equatorial current.
- He got stuck in a maelstrom and lost his paddles.
- Passing through it, we take a close look at the growth on the rocks and have a rest from the current that we know will soon turn this small channel into a maelstrom of undiveable water.
- The run is a maelstrom of huge waves and sharp pour-overs that sound like the afterburners of an F - 16.
- He didn't fight, didn't even scream as the icy water flooded in and he was sucked down into the maelstrom.
- Lydon as well was thrown backwards in the maelstrom.
- One lugworm and a thin strip of squid will not get very far in a seething maelstrom of a sea where the tide is screaming through and you have other anglers all around you.
Synonyms
whirlpool, vortex, eddy, swirl
literary Charybdis
1. 1.1 A situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil.
  the train station was a maelstrom of crowds
  Example sentencesExamples
  The men are angry and young, caught up in a maelstrom of emotions as they struggle to right a wrong, face down the established order and make their voices heard.
  A maelstrom of questions churned his mind and he had no answers.
  As an author of children's books, Haddon is particularly adept at writing about Jacob's reaction to the adult maelstrom that surrounds him.
  It's just a maelstrom of shrieking children, crass commercialism, and ratcheting credit card debt.
  Well, it's nice to hear someone in the midst of the maelstrom confirm what we already know, that a cover-up is going on.
  Different colors of mana spun and swirled in a maelstrom of colorful fury.
  Now, astronomers have found further evidence that Centaurus A is a maelstrom of violence.
  The news sent many in the media into a maelstrom of unresolved questions.
  To drag an old friend and a new one into a maelstrom of complications was nearly unforgivable.
  Several Marines looked around at each other in confusion but no one let down their guard - this silence was even worse than a maelstrom of bullets.
  In late January, he rejoiced amid the maelstrom which surrounds Super Bowl, inactive yet fully involved in the Bucs' charge to the sport's ultimate prize.
  Austere and absorbing, Escape is a convincing descent into a maelstrom of anguish and, ultimately, deadly despair.
  His face was emotionless, but inside was a maelstrom of hurt, sadness, anger, and pain.
  Her announcement early on that she is moving out sets off a maelstrom of change.
  At this point many firms dissolve, sometime in a slow slide to failure, sometimes more dramatically in a maelstrom of big emotions and bad decisions.
  I would have preferred to remain awake, staring at the ceiling, sweating it out, but no: back into the maelstrom.
  A maelstrom of emotions crossed the boy's face: embarrassment, anger, frustration.
  Pressure for something effective to be done has led to a maelstrom of conflicting reports that has spooked the international markets.
  Harden's Krasner is a maelstrom of emotions, lurching from admiration of her husband to fierce rage at his drunken womanising.
  My home usually seemed more like a maelstrom of chaos and disorder.
  Synonyms
  turbulence, tumult, turmoil, uproar, commotion, disorder, jumble, disarray, chaos, confusion, upheaval, seething mass, welter, pandemonium, bedlam, whirlwind, swirl

Origin

Late 17th century: from early modern Dutch (denoting a mythical whirlpool in the Arctic Ocean, west of Norway), from maalen 'grind, whirl' + stroom 'stream'.

Definition of maelstrom in US English:

maelstrom

noun

1A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.
Example sentencesExamples
- He got stuck in a maelstrom and lost his paddles.
- Passing through it, we take a close look at the growth on the rocks and have a rest from the current that we know will soon turn this small channel into a maelstrom of undiveable water.
- Together they stood in the foretops and conned the ship in through the seething maelstrom of the equatorial current.
- Lydon as well was thrown backwards in the maelstrom.
- Ben plunged beneath the maelstrom and saved her.
- The Shade raised its arms and disappeared in a maelstrom of whirling water and howling wind.
- The run is a maelstrom of huge waves and sharp pour-overs that sound like the afterburners of an F - 16.
- He blithely sailed off into a maelstrom and delivered a steady performance as France's sailing stars faltered around him.
- One lugworm and a thin strip of squid will not get very far in a seething maelstrom of a sea where the tide is screaming through and you have other anglers all around you.
- We made a hasty exit back up to the beach and, before long, the water was once again a maelstrom of ever-widening rips, eddies and whirlpools.
- Situated off the north coast of Jura, it is one of the half-dozen biggest maelstroms in the world.
- He tosses it beyond a breaking wave, and it bobs and sinks in the maelstrom of receding water colliding with the next surge of the tide.
- He didn't fight, didn't even scream as the icy water flooded in and he was sucked down into the maelstrom.
Synonyms
whirlpool, vortex, eddy, swirl
1. 1.1 A situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil.
  the train station was a maelstrom of crowds
  Example sentencesExamples
  The men are angry and young, caught up in a maelstrom of emotions as they struggle to right a wrong, face down the established order and make their voices heard.
  His face was emotionless, but inside was a maelstrom of hurt, sadness, anger, and pain.
  A maelstrom of emotions crossed the boy's face: embarrassment, anger, frustration.
  Several Marines looked around at each other in confusion but no one let down their guard - this silence was even worse than a maelstrom of bullets.
  Different colors of mana spun and swirled in a maelstrom of colorful fury.
  It's just a maelstrom of shrieking children, crass commercialism, and ratcheting credit card debt.
  Now, astronomers have found further evidence that Centaurus A is a maelstrom of violence.
  Her announcement early on that she is moving out sets off a maelstrom of change.
  A maelstrom of questions churned his mind and he had no answers.
  Austere and absorbing, Escape is a convincing descent into a maelstrom of anguish and, ultimately, deadly despair.
  In late January, he rejoiced amid the maelstrom which surrounds Super Bowl, inactive yet fully involved in the Bucs' charge to the sport's ultimate prize.
  The news sent many in the media into a maelstrom of unresolved questions.
  As an author of children's books, Haddon is particularly adept at writing about Jacob's reaction to the adult maelstrom that surrounds him.
  Pressure for something effective to be done has led to a maelstrom of conflicting reports that has spooked the international markets.
  Harden's Krasner is a maelstrom of emotions, lurching from admiration of her husband to fierce rage at his drunken womanising.
  My home usually seemed more like a maelstrom of chaos and disorder.
  Well, it's nice to hear someone in the midst of the maelstrom confirm what we already know, that a cover-up is going on.
  I would have preferred to remain awake, staring at the ceiling, sweating it out, but no: back into the maelstrom.
  At this point many firms dissolve, sometime in a slow slide to failure, sometimes more dramatically in a maelstrom of big emotions and bad decisions.
  To drag an old friend and a new one into a maelstrom of complications was nearly unforgivable.
  Synonyms
  turbulence, tumult, turmoil, uproar, commotion, disorder, jumble, disarray, chaos, confusion, upheaval, seething mass, welter, pandemonium, bedlam, whirlwind, swirl

Origin

Late 17th century: from early modern Dutch (denoting a mythical whirlpool in the Arctic Ocean, west of Norway), from maalen ‘grind, whirl’ + stroom ‘stream’.

单词	maelstrom
释义	Definition of maelstrom in English: maelstrom noun ˈmeɪlstrəm 1A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river. Example sentencesExamples The Shade raised its arms and disappeared in a maelstrom of whirling water and howling wind. Ben plunged beneath the maelstrom and saved her. We made a hasty exit back up to the beach and, before long, the water was once again a maelstrom of ever-widening rips, eddies and whirlpools. He tosses it beyond a breaking wave, and it bobs and sinks in the maelstrom of receding water colliding with the next surge of the tide. He blithely sailed off into a maelstrom and delivered a steady performance as France's sailing stars faltered around him. Situated off the north coast of Jura, it is one of the half-dozen biggest maelstroms in the world. Together they stood in the foretops and conned the ship in through the seething maelstrom of the equatorial current. He got stuck in a maelstrom and lost his paddles. Passing through it, we take a close look at the growth on the rocks and have a rest from the current that we know will soon turn this small channel into a maelstrom of undiveable water. The run is a maelstrom of huge waves and sharp pour-overs that sound like the afterburners of an F - 16. He didn't fight, didn't even scream as the icy water flooded in and he was sucked down into the maelstrom. Lydon as well was thrown backwards in the maelstrom. One lugworm and a thin strip of squid will not get very far in a seething maelstrom of a sea where the tide is screaming through and you have other anglers all around you. Synonyms whirlpool, vortex, eddy, swirl literary Charybdis 1.1 A situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil. the train station was a maelstrom of crowds Example sentencesExamples The men are angry and young, caught up in a maelstrom of emotions as they struggle to right a wrong, face down the established order and make their voices heard. A maelstrom of questions churned his mind and he had no answers. As an author of children's books, Haddon is particularly adept at writing about Jacob's reaction to the adult maelstrom that surrounds him. It's just a maelstrom of shrieking children, crass commercialism, and ratcheting credit card debt. Well, it's nice to hear someone in the midst of the maelstrom confirm what we already know, that a cover-up is going on. Different colors of mana spun and swirled in a maelstrom of colorful fury. Now, astronomers have found further evidence that Centaurus A is a maelstrom of violence. The news sent many in the media into a maelstrom of unresolved questions. To drag an old friend and a new one into a maelstrom of complications was nearly unforgivable. Several Marines looked around at each other in confusion but no one let down their guard - this silence was even worse than a maelstrom of bullets. In late January, he rejoiced amid the maelstrom which surrounds Super Bowl, inactive yet fully involved in the Bucs' charge to the sport's ultimate prize. Austere and absorbing, Escape is a convincing descent into a maelstrom of anguish and, ultimately, deadly despair. His face was emotionless, but inside was a maelstrom of hurt, sadness, anger, and pain. Her announcement early on that she is moving out sets off a maelstrom of change. At this point many firms dissolve, sometime in a slow slide to failure, sometimes more dramatically in a maelstrom of big emotions and bad decisions. I would have preferred to remain awake, staring at the ceiling, sweating it out, but no: back into the maelstrom. A maelstrom of emotions crossed the boy's face: embarrassment, anger, frustration. Pressure for something effective to be done has led to a maelstrom of conflicting reports that has spooked the international markets. Harden's Krasner is a maelstrom of emotions, lurching from admiration of her husband to fierce rage at his drunken womanising. My home usually seemed more like a maelstrom of chaos and disorder. Synonyms turbulence, tumult, turmoil, uproar, commotion, disorder, jumble, disarray, chaos, confusion, upheaval, seething mass, welter, pandemonium, bedlam, whirlwind, swirl Origin Late 17th century: from early modern Dutch (denoting a mythical whirlpool in the Arctic Ocean, west of Norway), from maalen 'grind, whirl' + stroom 'stream'. Definition of maelstrom in US English: maelstrom noun 1A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river. Example sentencesExamples He got stuck in a maelstrom and lost his paddles. Passing through it, we take a close look at the growth on the rocks and have a rest from the current that we know will soon turn this small channel into a maelstrom of undiveable water. Together they stood in the foretops and conned the ship in through the seething maelstrom of the equatorial current. Lydon as well was thrown backwards in the maelstrom. Ben plunged beneath the maelstrom and saved her. The Shade raised its arms and disappeared in a maelstrom of whirling water and howling wind. The run is a maelstrom of huge waves and sharp pour-overs that sound like the afterburners of an F - 16. He blithely sailed off into a maelstrom and delivered a steady performance as France's sailing stars faltered around him. One lugworm and a thin strip of squid will not get very far in a seething maelstrom of a sea where the tide is screaming through and you have other anglers all around you. We made a hasty exit back up to the beach and, before long, the water was once again a maelstrom of ever-widening rips, eddies and whirlpools. Situated off the north coast of Jura, it is one of the half-dozen biggest maelstroms in the world. He tosses it beyond a breaking wave, and it bobs and sinks in the maelstrom of receding water colliding with the next surge of the tide. He didn't fight, didn't even scream as the icy water flooded in and he was sucked down into the maelstrom. Synonyms whirlpool, vortex, eddy, swirl 1.1 A situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil. the train station was a maelstrom of crowds Example sentencesExamples The men are angry and young, caught up in a maelstrom of emotions as they struggle to right a wrong, face down the established order and make their voices heard. His face was emotionless, but inside was a maelstrom of hurt, sadness, anger, and pain. A maelstrom of emotions crossed the boy's face: embarrassment, anger, frustration. Several Marines looked around at each other in confusion but no one let down their guard - this silence was even worse than a maelstrom of bullets. Different colors of mana spun and swirled in a maelstrom of colorful fury. It's just a maelstrom of shrieking children, crass commercialism, and ratcheting credit card debt. Now, astronomers have found further evidence that Centaurus A is a maelstrom of violence. Her announcement early on that she is moving out sets off a maelstrom of change. A maelstrom of questions churned his mind and he had no answers. Austere and absorbing, Escape is a convincing descent into a maelstrom of anguish and, ultimately, deadly despair. In late January, he rejoiced amid the maelstrom which surrounds Super Bowl, inactive yet fully involved in the Bucs' charge to the sport's ultimate prize. The news sent many in the media into a maelstrom of unresolved questions. As an author of children's books, Haddon is particularly adept at writing about Jacob's reaction to the adult maelstrom that surrounds him. Pressure for something effective to be done has led to a maelstrom of conflicting reports that has spooked the international markets. Harden's Krasner is a maelstrom of emotions, lurching from admiration of her husband to fierce rage at his drunken womanising. My home usually seemed more like a maelstrom of chaos and disorder. Well, it's nice to hear someone in the midst of the maelstrom confirm what we already know, that a cover-up is going on. I would have preferred to remain awake, staring at the ceiling, sweating it out, but no: back into the maelstrom. At this point many firms dissolve, sometime in a slow slide to failure, sometimes more dramatically in a maelstrom of big emotions and bad decisions. To drag an old friend and a new one into a maelstrom of complications was nearly unforgivable. Synonyms turbulence, tumult, turmoil, uproar, commotion, disorder, jumble, disarray, chaos, confusion, upheaval, seething mass, welter, pandemonium, bedlam, whirlwind, swirl Origin Late 17th century: from early modern Dutch (denoting a mythical whirlpool in the Arctic Ocean, west of Norway), from maalen ‘grind, whirl’ + stroom ‘stream’.
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