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Charybdis

Other forms: Charybdises

Definitions of Charybdis
  1. noun
    (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla
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    type of:
    maelstrom, vortex, whirlpool
    a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
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