Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Word of the Day for Tuesday November 22, 2005 maelstrom \MAYL-struhm\, noun: 1. A large, powerful, or destructive whirlpool. 2. Something resembling a maelstrom; a violent, disordered, or turbulent state of affairs. The murk became thicker as Zachareesi fishtailed his canoe through a swirling maelstrom of currents pouring past, and over, unseen rocks. --Farley Mowat, [1]The Farfarers Suddenly, the Serb cause was thrust into the maelstrom of the Napoleonic Wars. --Misha Glenny, [2]The Balkans Always at the center of a maelstrom of activity and contention, he provided good columns for the press. --Arthur Lennig, [3]Stroheim Like Captain Ahab, the monomaniacal Harmon draws everyone around him into a maelstrom of trouble. --John Motyka, review of The Dogs of Winter, by Kem Nunn, [4]New York Times, March 23, 1997 _________________________________________________________ Maelstrom comes from obsolete Dutch maelstroom, from malen, "to grind, hence to whirl round," + stroom, "stream." References 1. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883642566/ref=nosim/lexico 2. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140233776/ref=nosim/lexico 3. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0813190444/ref=nosim/lexico 4. http://www.nytimes.com/ Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=9&q=maelstrom

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