Monday, August 16, 2010

MAELSTROM MIND

Maelstrom
Pronunciation: \ˈmāl-strəm, -ˌsträm\
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete Dutch (now maalstroom), from malen to grind + strom stream
Date: 1682

1 : a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
2 : something resembling a maelstrom in turbulence

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