Strudel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gyre noun A swirling vortex.
- maelstrom noun A large, violent whirlpool.
- strudel noun A pastry made of thin rolled layers of dough wrapped around a sweet filling, often apple.
- vortex noun A spinning mass of air, water, or other matter that pulls things toward its centre, such as a whirlpool or whirlwind.
- whirl verb To spin or turn around quickly.
- whirlpool noun A powerful, swirling current of water that pulls objects toward its centre.
Senses
Strudel is used for these senses in English:
- gyre A swirling vortex.
- maelstrom A large and violent whirlpool.
- strudel (countable, and, uncountable) A pastry made from multiple thin layers of dough rolled up and filled with fruit, etc.
- vortex (figuratively) Anything that inevitably draws surrounding things into its current.
- whirl A rapid series of events.
- whirlpool A swirling body of water.
gyre — full definition
- noun A swirling vortex.
- noun A circular or spiral motion; also, a circle described by a moving body; a revolution, a turn.
- noun Synonym of gyrus (“a fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain”).
- noun An ocean current caused by wind which moves in a circular manner, especially one that is large-scale and observed in a major ocean.
maelstrom — full definition
- noun A large, violent whirlpool.
- noun A chaotic, turbulent, or overwhelming situation.