Словарь синонимов английского языка - eddy

(n) 1. swirl, whirl, vortex, gurgitation; whirlpool, maelstrom, Charybdis; dust devil, whirlwind, twister, tornado, cyclone, typhoon, hurricane; waterspout: These treacherous eddies are caused by tidal changes. -(v) 2. swirl, whirl, turn, spin: The wind eddied round us, driving the dinghi this way and that.