whirlpoolnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɜːl.puːl/us/ˈwɝːl.puːl/a small area of the sea or other water in which there is a powerful, circular current of water that can pull objects down into its centre
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Floods, tides & currents
- backwash
- change
- come
- current
- ebb
- eddy
- flooded
- floodgate
- flooding
- floodplain
- high water mark
- inundate
- low-water mark
- neap tide
- overfall
- tidal
- undertow
- water
- waterlogged
- watermark
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