
Whirlpool
Natural Phenomenon
Used to describe a powerful circular current of water, often hazardous.

The sailors navigated carefully to avoid the dangerous whirlpool.
Not Always Large
Can refer to small water movements in a sink or bath, not just big ones in nature.

I watched the water form a tiny whirlpool as it drained from the bathtub.
Literal Use
Use 'whirlpool' in the literal sense when discussing actual movements in water.

A whirlpool formed near the riverbank where the current was strongest.
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CycloneEddyMaelstromSwirlTornadoTyphoonVortexWhirl
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