whirlpool
whirlpool
subs.
V. δί̄νη, ἡ (also Plat. Cratyl. 439c, but rare P.).
subs.
V. δί̄νη, ἡ (also Plat. Cratyl. 439c, but rare P.).
WHIRLPOOL
vortex (the proper word): gurges (a strong eddy): vorago (an abyss).
vortex (the proper word): gurges (a strong eddy): vorago (an abyss).
whirlpool:
1. vortex, ĭcis, m. so that the waters circling round are sucked in and make a w., ut circumlatae aquae in se sorbeantur et vorticem efficiant, Sen. Q. N. 5, 13.
2. gurges, ĭtis, m. (a strong eddy; chiefly poet.): here turbid with mud and of yawning depth a w. boils, turbidus hic coeno vastaque voragine gurges aestuat, Virg. Aen. 6, 296.
3. vŏrāgo, ĭnis, f. (a devouring gulf): the horse sunk in the w.s, submersus equus voraginibus, Cic. Div. 1, 33, 13.
1. vortex, ĭcis, m. so that the waters circling round are sucked in and make a w., ut circumlatae aquae in se sorbeantur et vorticem efficiant, Sen. Q. N. 5, 13.
2. gurges, ĭtis, m. (a strong eddy; chiefly poet.): here turbid with mud and of yawning depth a w. boils, turbidus hic coeno vastaque voragine gurges aestuat, Virg. Aen. 6, 296.
3. vŏrāgo, ĭnis, f. (a devouring gulf): the horse sunk in the w.s, submersus equus voraginibus, Cic. Div. 1, 33, 13.