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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
Synonyms
Examples for "riptide"
Examples for "riptide"
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He fought his way out of the riptide and redirected his thoughts.
Bulletproof bride
2
Often he would heave all this out in the same rambling riptide.
Rock and Ice Magazine
3
They think he must have been caught in the riptide and plunged under.
The Guardian
4
You were supposed to do something to get out of a riptide-butwhat?
Vicious
5
And then the distant zeppelins buckled like red gelatinous creatures caught in riptide.
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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
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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