countercurrent
countercurrent · countercurrents
A current that flows against the prevailing oneA current that flows against the prevailing one.
Meaning
1 sensesA current that flows against the prevailing one.
More definitions
- actions counter to the main group activity
- a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
Translations
5 languagesForms
plural: countercurrents| Singular | countercurrent |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- actions counter to the main group activity:crosscurrent
- a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current:ripriptidetide ripcrosscurrent
Word family
3 related wordsRelatededdy
See also
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