Noun: riptide 'rip,tId
- A strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
"The lifeguard rescued a swimmer caught in a powerful riptide";
- rip current
- A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
"Swimmers were warned about dangerous riptides along the coast";
- rip, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent
Derived forms: riptides
Type of: current, stream, turbulence, turbulency
Part of: tide
Encyclopedia: Riptide