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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current;
[syn: rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent]

2. a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore;
[syn: riptide, rip current]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

riptide
    n 1: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused
         by one current flowing into or across another current [syn:
         rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent,
         countercurrent]
    2: a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore [syn:
       riptide, rip current]