See rip current on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1988, John V. Noel, Jr., Knight′s Modern Seamanship, page 515:",
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"text": "1995, University of California at Berkeley (editor), The New Wellness Encyclopedia, page 271,\nA break in the wave pattern or discoloration (usually caused by sand) can help you spot rip currents. It you get caught in one, however, don′t struggle, Swim with it, but angle toward the shore or bank."
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"ref": "2010, Jeanette Foster, Frommer′s Kauai, page 168:",
"text": "Be careful in winter, when high surf and rip currents make swimming dangerous.",
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