countercurrent

Noun
Synonyms: ripriptidetide ripcrosscurrent

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 currentSynonyms: ripriptidetide ripcrosscurrent
  2. actions counter to the main group activity“political crosscurrents disrupted the conference”Synonyms: crosscurrent
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Countercurrent \Coun"ter*cur`rent\ (koun"t?r-k?r`-rent), a. Running in an opposite direction. [1913 Webster]
Countercurrent \Coun"ter*cur`rent\, n. A current running in an opposite direction to the main current. [1913 Webster]
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