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maelstrom - Word of the Day - Fri Nov 4, 2022

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maelstrom - (noun) - 1: a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius; 2: something resembling a maelstrom in turbulence

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Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End famously featured a maelstrom.

 

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This is a case where a place name entered the dictionary through popular culture.

The original Maelstrom was a channel off the northwest coast of Norway known for its powerful tidal currents.

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Anyone who has read Circumnavigation will remember the encounter with a maelstrom.

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Some women like to define this term as the actions caused by a male.  

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8 minutes ago, Bill W said:

Some women like to define this term as the actions caused my a male.  

These would be the same ones who believe mailman is redundant.

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