'Countercurrent' definitions:
Definition of 'countercurrent'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
Actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference" [syn: countercurrent, crosscurrent]
Definition of 'Countercurrent'
From: GCIDE
- Countercurrent \Coun"ter*cur`rent\ (koun"t?r-k?r`-rent), a. Running in an opposite direction. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Countercurrent'
From: GCIDE
- Countercurrent \Coun"ter*cur`rent\, n. A current running in an opposite direction to the main current. [1913 Webster]