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Definition of eddy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eddy

noun
 
/ˈedi/
 
/ˈedi/
(plural eddies)
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  1. a movement of air, dust or water in a circleTopics Geographyc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: probably from the Germanic base of the Old English prefix ed- ‘again, back’.
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