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vile vortex

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a number of geographic areas, arranged in a pattern around the Earth, that are held to be the sites of unexplained disappearances and other mysterious phenomena.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The Bermuda Triangle is the best-known vile vortex.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Coined by Ivan T. Sanderson.