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ETYM Norw., a whirlpool.
1. A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway.
2. Also Fig., a vortex which draws one in.
Whirlpool, especially off W coast of Norway.
Whirlpool off the Lofoten Islands, Norway, also known as the Moskenesstraumen, which gave its name to whirlpools in general.