Definition of maelstrom

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mael·strom    (mlstrm) KEY  

NOUN:

1. A violent or turbulent situation: caught in the maelstrom of war.
2. A whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Obsolete Dutch : Dutch malen, to grind, whirl (from Middle Dutch; see mel- in Indo-European roots) + Dutch stroom, stream (from Middle Dutch; see sreu- in Indo-European roots)

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