Vortex: alternatives and connections

A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster. See Scylla.

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Running or moving rapidly.

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A current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel,…

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The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon another; a winding motion.

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A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway.

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To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy.

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To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity; to make to revolve.

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An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center,…

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