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I. (noun)

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Meaning:

A strong surface current flowing outwards from a shoreplay

Synonyms:

rip current; riptide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("rip current" is a kind of...):

current; stream (a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes))

Holonyms ("rip current" is a part of...):

tide (the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon)

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