rip current
noun
: a strong usually narrow surface current flowing outward from a shore that results from the return flow of waves and wind-driven water
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If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
Naylor noted that rip currents kill far more people than sharks each year.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
In general, fatalities in the surf zone, including from rip currents, have increased in the U.S.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Both the high surf advisory and the high rip current risk will remain in place for the area until Saturday evening.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
Naylor noted that rip currents kill far more people than sharks each year.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
In general, fatalities in the surf zone, including from rip currents, have increased in the U.S.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Both the high surf advisory and the high rip current risk will remain in place for the area until Saturday evening.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rip current
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“Rip current.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20current. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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