riptide

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Noun riptide has 2 senses

rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent - a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
--₁ is a kind of turbulence, turbulency
riptide, rip current - a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
--₂ is a kind of current, stream
--₂ is a part of tide

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