Maelstrom Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Maelstrom crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on August 8 2024 Wall Street Journal Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Maelstrom has a total of 6 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | VORTEX | Maelstrom | Wall Street Journal |
| 20% | POE | A Descent Into the Maelström author | Wall Street Journal |
| 20% | EDDY | Mini-maelstrom | Newsday |
Definition
| • | A mass of fluid, especially of a liquid, having a whirling or circular motion tending to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle, and to draw in towards the center bodies subject to its action; the form assumed by a fluid in such motion; a whirlpool; an eddy. |
| • | A supposed collection of particles of very subtile matter, endowed with a rapid rotary motion around an axis which was also the axis of a sun or a planet. Descartes attempted to account for the formation of the universe, and the movements of the bodies composing it, by a theory of vortices. |
| • | Any one of numerous species of small Turbellaria belonging to Vortex and allied genera. See Illustration in Appendix. |
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
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