Definitions for: Maelstrom

[n] a powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting of conflicting tides)

Webster (1913) Definition: Mael"strom, n. [Norw., a whirlpool.]
1. A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway.

2. Also Fig.; as, a maelstrom of vice.

Synonyms: vortex, whirlpool

See Also: Charybdis, current, stream