riptide

See also: rip tide

English

WOTD – 21 May 2008

Alternative forms

• rip tide

Etymology

From rip +‎ tide.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪp.taɪd/

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Noun

riptide (plural riptides)

1. A particularly strong tidal current.
2. (sometimes proscribed) A rip current which may carry a swimmer offshore.

   This beach suffers from a riptide that can easily sweep you out to sea.

Synonyms

• (strong flow of water away from the shore): rip current

Translations

strong tidal flow

Finnish: voimakas vuorovesivirtaus Polish: prąd odpływowy m Portuguese: correnteza (pt) Spanish: resaca (es) f

rip current — see rip current

See also

• undertow

Anagrams

• dirt pie, pteriid, tide rip