eddy
[ed-ee]
noun, plural ed·dies.
a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
a small whirlpool.
any similar current, as of air, dust, or fog.
a current or trend, as of opinion or events, running counter to the main current.
verb (used with or without object), ed·died, ed·dy·ing.
to move or whirl in eddies.
Origin of eddy
1425–75; late Middle English; Old English ed- turning + ēa water; akin to Old Norse itha
Eddy
[ed-ee]
noun
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Ump shouted to turn down into the eddy, and I swung El Mahdi around.
Dwellers in the HillsMelville Davisson Post
In the vortex of the eddy the delusion of the vast cone was more pronounced.
Dwellers in the HillsMelville Davisson Post
With him we broke through the circle of steers forcing into the centre of the eddy.
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This is soon done and the men in the boats in the eddy pull us to their side.
I think we can pass the other boats down by us, and catch them in the eddy.
eddy
noun plural -dies
verb -dies, -dying or -died
Word Origin for eddy
C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse itha; related to Old English ed- again, back, Old High German it-
Eddy
noun
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eddy
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