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maelstrom

maelstrom (noun) /ˈmeɪlˌstɹɔm/, /-ˌstɹəm/, /-ˌztɹɔm/, /-ˌztɹəm/, /ˈmælˌstɹəm/

A 1919 illustration by Harry Clarke of a boat caught in a maelstrom for Edgar Allan Poe’s short story A Descent into the Maelström.[n 1]

1

A large and violent whirlpool.

2

(figuratively) A chaotic or turbulent situation.