'riptide' definitions:
Definition of 'riptide'
(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
A strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore [syn: riptide, rip current]
Synonyms of 'riptide'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- direct tide,
- ebb,
- ebb and flow,
- ebb tide,
- flood,
- flood tide,
- flow,
- flux,
- flux and reflux,
- full tide,
- high tide,
- high water,
- low tide,
- low water,
- lunar tide,
- neap,
- neap tide,
- opposite tide,
- refluence,
- reflux,
- rip,
- solar tide,
- spring tide,
- thalassometer,
- tidal amplitude,
- tidal current,
- tidal current chart,
- tidal flow,
- tidal range,
- tide,
- tide chart,
- tide gate,
- tide gauge,
- tide race,
- tide rip,
- tidewater,
- tideway