countercurrent

Plural: countercurrents

Noun

a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
actions counter to the main group activity
A current that flows against the prevailing one.

Adj

Running in an opposite direction.

Origin / Etymology

From counter- + current.

Synonyms

crosscurrent, rip, riptide, tide rip

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