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Charybdis
DEFINITIONS OF:
Charybdis
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n
(Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla
Type of:
maelstrom
,
vortex
,
whirlpool
a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
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