euripus

noun

eu·​ri·​pus

yəˈrīpəs

plural euripi

-ˌpī

1

: a narrow tract of water where the tide or a current flows and reflows with violence : strait, channel

2

: a condition of rapid or dangerous fluctuation

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek euripos

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