Meaning of the word eddy in English

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eddy

US /ˈed.i/

UK /ˈed.i/

a circular movement of water, counter to a main current, causing a small whirlpool.

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the current was forming foam-lipped eddies along the bank

Synonym:

swirl whirlpool vortex maelstrom countercurrent suckhole

(of water, air, or smoke) move in a circular way.

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the mists from the river eddied around the banks

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