riptide

See also: rip tide

English

WOTD – 21 May 2008

Alternative forms

• rip tide

Etymology

rip +‎ tide

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪp.taɪd/

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Noun

riptide (plural riptides)

1. A particularly strong tidal current.
2. A rip current which may carry a swimmer offshore (the term "riptide" used in this sense is a misnomer).

   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
• Portuguese: correnteza (pt)

rip current — see rip current

See also

• undertow

Anagrams

• dirt pie, pteriid, tide rip