Definitions
a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Latin vortex. Doublet of vertex.
Used in a sentence
“An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.”
“It’s hard to imagine that there is any major American clothing brand that does not have a store in the consumer vortex that is East Hampton; […]”
“Montreal in the summer is a vortex of decadent food, 24-ounce cocktails and carefree people. We reveled in it, danced, swam in fountains.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Spinning current”6 letters
02“Swirling current”6 letters
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