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   whirlpool

   /ˈwəːlpuːl/

   noun

   • 1. a quickly rotating mass of water in a river or sea into which objects may be drawn, typically caused by the meeting of conflicting currents. Similar eddyvortexmaelstromswirlwhirlinformal:suckholeliterary:Charybdis
   • ▪ a turbulent situation from which it is hard to escape: "he was drawing her down into an emotional whirlpool"
   • 2. a heated pool in which hot aerated water is continuously circulated. Similar spa bathhot tubtrademark:Jacuzzi

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