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Meanings of rip current in English

Russian
тягун
Portuguese
corrente de retorno
Spanish
corriente de resaca
Wikidata

Narrow current of water which moves directly away from the shore, cutting through the lines of breaking waves.

        тягун
        Portuguese
        corrente de retorno

        A strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore.

              corrente de retorno
              Usage of rip current in English
              1
              It is believed that the child was caught in a rip current.
              The South African
              2
              Plus there's probably a motherfucker of a rip current out there.
              Crazy for the storm: a memoir of survival
              3
              A rip current had pulled her far out to sea.
              Vicious
              4
              They were at knee-depth when a rip current pulled them out beyond surf break.
              The Irish Times
              5
              These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions, the center said.
              Reuters
              6
              If it's a rip current, don't swim against it.
              BBC
              7
              His stroke was strong, even, measured and he let a slight rip current help carry him farther.
              The cabal
              8
              You can swim against a rip current.
              Wired
              9
              The Brooklyn native was reportedly swimming with his 10-year-old son when they got caught in a rip current.
              News.com.au
              10
              The actor is also shown beckoning other swimmers to shore, away from a rip current flowing out to sea.
              Reuters
              11
              The storm is also expected to produce swells that are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
              Reuters
              12
              A rip current dragged the girls out off the coast of Anglesey in Wales while they were body boarding.
              The Irish Times
              13
              It's a floating buoy which can detect a rip current, and change colour depending on the danger to warn swimmers.
              Radio NZ
              14
              They said the storm was producing flooding, a heavy surf and strong rip current along parts of the U.S. east coast.
              Reuters
              15
              A group of teenagers had gone swimming at Rocklands Beach on Sunday when a rip current swept them out to sea.
              The South African
              16
              Well, while you might be able to swim against a rip current, you're probably not gonna make it back to shore.
              Wired