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RIP CURRENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
Synonyms:
rip current; riptide
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rip current" is a kind of...):
current; stream (a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes))
Holonyms ("rip current" is a part of...):
tide (the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon)
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