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RIPTIDE
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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 ("riptide" is a kind of...):
current; stream (a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes))
Holonyms ("riptide" is a part of...):
tide (the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
Synonyms:
countercurrent; crosscurrent; rip; riptide; tide rip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("riptide" is a kind of...):
turbulence; turbulency (unstable flow of a liquid or gas)
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