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Meanings of rip current in inglés

ruso
тягун
portugués
corrente de retorno
español
corriente de resaca
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Narrow current of water which moves directly away from the shore, cutting through the lines of breaking waves.

corriente de resaca
portugués
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 inglés
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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
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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
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If it's a rip current, don't swim against it.
BBC
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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