whirlpoolEnglishOxford English Thesauruswhirlpool noun 1 there was a whirlpool which appeared without warning and sucked ships down: eddy, vortex, maelstrom, swirl, whirl; North American, informal suckhole; literary Charybdis. 2 we also have a sauna, Turkish bath, whirlpool, and solarium: spa bath, hot tub; trademark Jacuzzi.whirlpool Oxford Dictionary of English