Noun: crosscurrent 'krós,kur-unt [N. Amer], 'krós,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 crosscurrent";
- rip, riptide, tide rip, countercurrent
- Actions counter to the main group activity
"political crosscurrents disrupted the conference";
- countercurrent
Derived forms: crosscurrents
Type of: strife, turbulence, turbulency
Encyclopedia: Crosscurrent