Definitions for "Whirlpool"
An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like.
A hot water pool with circulation through high pressure jets on the sides of the pool. With water at temperatures between 40°-45°C (105°-115°F), this treatment soothes sore and overstrained muscles and is used for relaxation.
A pool with high pressure jets that pulsate the body with hot water to soothe muscles and promote relaxation.
The process of stirring the beer after the boil to create a whirlpool in the kettle. This will force the hops and trub to a cone at the bottom center of the kettle. The resulting cone is, not surprisingly, called a trub cone.
a phenomenom of nature that affects all of it's surroundings, pulling it towards its center
A piece of equipment used for the clarification of beer, usually consisting of a large cylindrical tank. The wort is introduced at high speed through a pipe. As the wort comes into the tank, the trub or hot break deposits as a cone at the bottom by a process of sedimentation.
Whirlpool is an Otto Preminger-directed film, considered film noir, starring Gene Tierney as the kleptomaniac wife of a psychoanalyst. Produced in 1949 from a Ben Hecht screenplay (under the blacklist pseudonym 'Lester Barstow') and bears a striking resemblance to another Hecht thriller, Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound. The script was adapted from Guy Endore's novel Methinks the Lady..., the film combines psychological thriller (the heroine is controlled by a murderous hypnotist) with melodrama, as the central character's distant marriage is threatened.
Whirlpool is an Australian Broadband user web site, started in 1998 by Simon Wright. Since then, it has grown significantly with over 150,000 registered members (as of 2007) while remaining independent.
A sea monster of the whale kind.