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A revolving mass of water which forms a whirlpool. This whirlpool is caused by water flowing out of a small opening in the bottom of a basin or reservoir. A funnelshaped opening is created downward from the water surface.
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| voracious |
consuming food in great quantities
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| vortex |
In its most general use, any flow possessing vorticity. More often the term refers to a flow with closed streamlines.
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| vortex |
A fluid in rotational motion, such as a whirlpool.
Ãâó: www.aeroplanemonthly.com/glossary/glossary_V.htm
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| vortex |
a whirling mass of air in the form of a column or spiral. It need not be oriented vertically but, for example, could be rotating around a horizontal axis.
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