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riptide

DEFINITIONS OF: riptide

1

n a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current

Synonyms:
countercurrent, crosscurrent, rip, tide rip
Type of:
turbulence, turbulency
unstable flow of a liquid or gas

n a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore

Synonyms:
rip current
Type of:
current, stream
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
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