English

Etymology
Dutch malen ("grind") + stroom ("stream")

Noun
en-noun

1. A large and violent whirlpool
2. Any violent or turbulent situation

Quotations
2001 � w:Eoin Colfer|Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, p 212
:A hulking shape burst through the doorway and hurtled down the corridor, leaving a maelstrom of air currents in his wake.

Translations
trans-top|large whirlpool
Dutch: maalstroom
Finnish: kurimus
trans-mid
Norwegian: malstrøm
Spanish: vorágine
trans-bottom

trans-top|any violent or turbulent situation
Dutch: maalstroom
Finnish: kurimus
trans-mid
Norwegian: malstrøm
Spanish: vorágine
trans-bottom

Category:Dutch derivations

fr:maelstrom
it:maelstrom
ru:maelstrom
vi:maelstrom
zh:maelstrom

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