crosscurrent

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
  2. noun actions counter to the main group activity

Etymology

From cross- + current.

In classic literature

Synonyms

rip, riptide, tide rip, countercurrent

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