noun
- a whirlpool or abyss; a swirling or engulfing mass of water or other substance
Usage: archaic or literary; often used poetically or in historical texts
Examples
- The ship was pulled into the gurge and disappeared beneath the waves.
- Sailors feared the gurge that formed near the rocky coast.
- The poet described the ocean's gurge as a mouth swallowing the light.
- Ancient maps warned of a dangerous gurge in the strait.
- The whirlpool's gurge threatened to capsize any vessel that ventured too close.