'Eddies' definitions:

Definition of 'Eddies'

From: GCIDE
  • Eddy \Ed"dy\ ([e^]d"d[y^]), n.; pl. Eddies ([e^]d"d[i^]z). [Prob. fr. Icel. i[eth]a; cf. Icel. pref. i[eth]- back, AS. ed-, OS. idug-, OHG. ita-; Goth. id-.]
  • 1. A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool. [1913 Webster]
  • And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Used also adjectively; as, eddy winds. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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