Vortex (Noun)
Meaning 1
A powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The ship was pulled into the vortex created by the conflicting tides in the narrow strait.
- As the tide changed, a massive vortex formed in the bay, sucking in everything in its path.
- The divers were careful to avoid the vortex that formed near the coral reef, where the currents were particularly strong.
- The fishermen knew to steer clear of the vortex that appeared every morning in the same spot, where the river met the sea.
- The swimmer was caught in the vortex and struggled to swim to the surface, but was eventually pulled under.
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Meaning 2
The shape of something rotating rapidly.
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.