| NOUN | event | riptide, rip, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent | a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current |
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| event | riptide, rip current | a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore |
| Meaning | A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current. | |
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| Synonyms | rip, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent | |
| Broader | turbulence, turbulency | unstable flow of a liquid / liquid or gas |
| Spanish | contracorriente, corriente de resaca, corriente | |
| Catalan | contracorrent, corrent de ressaca, corrent | |
| Meaning | A strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore. | |
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| Synonym | rip current | |
| Part of | tide | The periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon |
| Broader | current, stream | A steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) |
| Spanish | aguas revueltas | |
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