Main Entry: whirl·pool

Pronunciation: \ˈhwər(-ə)l-ˌpül, ˈwər(-ə)l-\

Function: noun

Date: 1529

1 a : a confused tumult and bustle : whirl b : a magnetic or impelling force by which something may be engulfed <refusing to be drawn into this whirlpool of intrigue — A. D. White>
2 a : water moving rapidly in a circle so as to produce a depression in the center into which floating objects may be drawn : eddy, vortex b : whirlpool bath