"rip current" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rip currents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rip current (plural rip currents)
  1. A strong flow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves. Wikipedia link: rip current Synonyms (strong water flow away from shore): rip [Australian, New-Zealand], rip tide, riptide Related terms: undertow Translations (strong water flow): 離岸流 (Chinese Mandarin), 离岸流 (lí'ànliú) (Chinese Mandarin), 退潮流 (tuìcháoliú) (Chinese Mandarin), 激流 (jīliú) (Chinese Mandarin), mui [feminine] (Dutch), muistroom [masculine] (Dutch), paluuvirtaus (Finnish), courant d’arrachement [masculine] (French), Rippströmung [feminine] (German), Brandungsrückstrom [masculine] (German), hlið [neuter] (Icelandic), útstreymisrenna [feminine] (Icelandic), riflusso [masculine] (Italian), 離岸流 (riganryū) (Japanese), kauere (Maori), toiremi (Maori), prąd odpływowy [masculine] (Polish), isis [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), povratna struja [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), corriente de resaca [feminine] (Spanish), ripström (Swedish)

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