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Maelstrom, whirlpool, Norway: see Moskenstraumen Moskenstraumen (môsk`ənstrou'mən) or Maelstrom ..... Click the link for more information. . maelstrom a large powerful whirlpool Maelstrom a strong tidal current in a restricted channel in the Lofoten Islands off the NW coast of Norway maelstrom [′māl·strəm] (oceanography) A powerful and often destructive water current caused by the combined effects of high, wind-generated waves and a strong, opposing tidal current. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Instantly the ape-man became the center of a whirling, striking, biting maelstrom of horror. So close did the monster come to the hull, that at first it seemed as if he meant it malice; but suddenly going down in a maelstrom, within three rods of the planks, he wholly disappeared from view, as if diving under the keel. The therns on their side would hasten to rescue the girl, and in an instant the two would be swallowed in the vortex of a maelstrom of yelling devils, hacking and hewing at one another, like fiends incarnate. |
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