Noun: countercurrent 'kawn-tu(r),kur-unt [N. Amer], 'kawn-tu(r),kú-runt [Brit]
- A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
"The boat struggled to navigate through the tide countercurrent";
- rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent
- Actions counter to the main group activity
"political countercurrents disrupted the conference";
- crosscurrent
Derived forms: countercurrents
Type of: strife, turbulence, turbulency
Encyclopedia: Countercurrent