riptide

WOTD – 21 May 2008    

English

Alternative forms

• rip tide

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈrɪp.taɪd/, X-SAMPA: /"rIp.taId/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

riptide (plural riptides)

1. A strong flow of water away from the shore of the ocean.

   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

a strong flow of water

• Dutch: mui (nl) f, muistroom (nl) m
• Japanese: 離岸流 (ja) (riganryū)

• Polish: prąd odpływowy (pl) m

Anagrams

• tide rip