whirlpool

[ hwurl-pool, wurl- ]

/ ˈʰwɜrlˌpul, ˈwɜrl- /

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noun

water in swift, circular motion, as that produced by the meeting of opposing currents, often causing a downward spiraling action.

whirlpool bath.

Heraldry. gurge (def. 2).

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Origin of whirlpool

1520–30; whirl + pool¹; compare late Old English hwyrfepōl

Words nearby whirlpool

whirl, whirlabout, whirligig, whirligig beetle, whirling dervish, whirlpool, whirlpool bath, whirlwind, whirly, whirlybird, whirry

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How to use whirlpool in a sentence

To minimize this problem, Jacuzzi, the brand that came out with the first whirlpool tub, in 1968, now has a feature called Auto-Dri, which blows remaining air out of the system after the tub drains.
How can I get rid of the gunk in my whirlpool tub?|Jeanne Huber|April 12, 2021|Washington Post
In a whirlpool tub, the pump sends the debris into the tub itself.
How can I get rid of the gunk in my whirlpool tub?|Jeanne Huber|April 12, 2021|Washington Post
A vortex occurs when air or water spins around a central point, like a whirlpool.
Butterflies use jet propulsion for quick getaways|Alison Pearce Stevens|March 15, 2021|Science News For Students
The shock plunges you into a whirlpool of fear, denial and feverish action.
Meet America's Overworked Caregivers|Gail Sheehy|April 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The new wrinkle is that the river of time may whirlpool and even fork.
Is Paris Hilton Killing Science?|Nash Landesman|April 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The wild frontier life had drawn him in and under, as in a whirlpool; but he was New Englander yet at heart.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
The money was sucked into the whirlpool; there was a speedy cry for more; and more was got and sacrificed.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Thereafter we were buffeted like chips in the swirling maw of a whirlpool; we fought our way rod by rod.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
He had now come to the verge of the whirlpool of destruction, and, in a frenzied moment, he threw himself into the awful vortex!
Charles Duran|The Author of The Waldos
He begins to edge in, and starts grinding his camera frantically as he is lifted into the whirlpool of humanity.
My Wonderful Visit|Charlie Chaplin

British Dictionary definitions for whirlpool

whirlpool

/ (ˈwɜːlˌpuːl) /

noun

a powerful circular current or vortex of water, usually produced by conflicting tidal currents or by eddying at the foot of a waterfall

something resembling a whirlpool in motion or the power to attract into its vortex

short for whirlpool bath

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for whirlpool

whirlpool

[ wûrl′pōōl′ ]

A rapidly rotating current of water or other liquid that sucks everything near it toward its center. The meeting of two tides can create a whirlpool.

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