HyperDic: rip_current

English > 1 sense of the expression rip current:
NOUNeventrip current, riptidea strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
English > rip current: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningA strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore.
Synonymriptide
Part oftideThe periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
Broadercurrent, streamA steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
Spanishaguas revueltas

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