riptide

Noun
  1. A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current (synset 107419184)
    is a type of: turbulence, turbulency - unstable flow of a liquid or gas
    same as: countercurrent, crosscurrent, rip, tide rip
  2. A strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore (synset 107419043)
    is a type of: current, stream - a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
    is a part of: tide - the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
    same as: rip current

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