All 3 Uses of
maelstrom
in
No Easy Day
- Scanning below me, I could see a maelstrom of parachutes all circling the four gray boats bobbing on the ocean below.†
p. 92.9 *
- As the helicopter started its hover over our fast-rope location, the rotors kicked up a maelstrom of rocks and dust, blasting the VIPs and forcing them to run in the opposite direction.†
p. 178.3
- The blades didn't snap off Instead, the rotors blasted the muddy courtyard, blowing dust and debris and creating a maelstrom around us.†
p. 214.9
Definition:
a situation of wild confusion, disorder, or violent movement; or less commonly, a powerful whirlpool