Английский Этимологический словарь - maelstrom
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Maelstrom
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~ n 1 a situation full of uncontrollable events or strong emotions that make people feel weak or frightened (a maelstrom of conflicting emotions) 2 a violent storm ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
(maelstroms) If you describe a situation as a maelstrom, you mean that it is very confused or violent. (LITERARY) ...the maelstrom of ethnic hatreds and vendetta politics... Inside, she was a maelstrom of churning emotions. N-COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp, oft N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: obsolete Dutch (now maalstroom), from malen to grind + strom stream Date: 1682 1. a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius 2. something resembling a ~ in turbulence ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a great whirlpool. 2 a state of confusion. Etymology: early mod. Du. f. malen grind, whirl + stroom STREAM ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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