riptide, rip current
(noun) a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent
(noun) a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
Source: WordNet® 3.1
riptide (plural riptides)
A particularly strong tidal current
A rip current which may carry a swimmer offshore (the term rip tide used in this sense is a misnomer).
• (strong flow of water away from the shore): rip current
• dirt pie, pteriid, tide rip
Source: Wiktionary
30 March 2025
(adjective) of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
