Definition of Eddy

a swirl of water movement against the main current

Examples of Eddy in a sentence

During our whitewater rafting trip, our boat got caught in an eddy spinning us around like a washing machine.  🔊

An eddy formed in the ocean making it dangerous to swim near the ocean cave for fear of being sucked into it.  🔊

The girl’s head bobbed up and down in the river’s eddy as she attempted to swim into the calm currents.  🔊

Ms. Potts’ 7th grade science class observed the differences between the characteristics of an ocean’s eddy with a space photograph of a hurricane.  🔊

Hurricane Jenny grew to a catastrophic disaster from a small eddy in the middle of the ocean.  🔊

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