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noun
1a rapidly rotating mass of water in a river or sea into which objects may be drawn, typically caused by the meeting of conflicting currents. a turbulent situation from which it is hard to escape:he was drawing her down into an emotional whirlpool
2 (also whirlpool bath) a heated pool in which hot, typically aerated water is continuously circulated.