RIPTIDE

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


Etymology

Noun

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).

Synonyms

• (strong flow of water away from the shore): rip current

Anagrams

• dirt pie, pteriid, tide rip

Source: Wiktionary



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