Definition of Whirlpools. Meaning of Whirlpools. Synonyms of Whirlpools

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Definition of Whirlpools

Whirlpool
Whirlpool Whirl"pool`, n. 1. 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. 2. A sea monster of the whale kind. [Obs.] --Spenser. The Indian Sea breedeth the most and the biggest fishes that are; among which the whales and whirlpools, called ``bal[ae]n[ae],' take up in length as much as four . . . arpents of land. --Holland.

Meaning of Whirlpools from wikipedia

- A whirlpool is a body of rotating water produced by opposing currents or a current running into an obstacle.[clarification needed] Small whirlpools form...
- The Naruto whirlpools (鳴門の渦潮, Naruto no Uzushio) are tidal whirlpools in the Naruto Strait, a channel between Naruto in Tokushima and Awaji Island in Hyōgo...
- Whirlpool Corporation is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances headquartered in Benton Charter Township, Michigan, United...
- up Whirlpool or whirlpool in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A whirlpool is a swirling body of water. Whirlpool may also refer to: The whirlpool bath...
- five significant whirlpools worldwide (Corryvreckan, Scotland; Saltstraumen, Norway; Moskstraumen, Norway; and the Naruto whirlpools, ****an are the others)...
- Niagara Whirlpool is a natural whirlpool within the Niagara River located along the Canada–U.S. border between New York and Ontario. The whirlpool is in...
- Whirlpool is an independent Australian website founded in 1998. Since then, it has grown significantly and has over 907,000 registered accounts. Primarily...
- In computer science and cryptography, Whirlpool (sometimes styled WHIRLPOOL) is a cryptographic hash function. It was designed by Vincent Rijmen (co-creator...
- has a pink or red spiral pattern, which is meant to resemble the Naruto whirlpools in the Naruto Strait between Awaji Island and Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture...
- The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a (M51a) or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus...