'Charybdis' definitions:

Definition of 'Charybdis'

(from WordNet)
noun
(Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla

Definition of 'Charybdis'

From: GCIDE
  • Charybdis \Cha*ryb"dis\, n. [L., Gr. cha`rybdis.] A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster. See Scylla. [1913 Webster]