crosscurrent as a noun: - 1
- 2
crosscurrent
noun
1 crosscurrent
A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current.
synonyms: countercurrent, rip, riptide, tide rip.
2 crosscurrent
Actions counter to the main group activity:
— Political crosscurrents disrupted the conference.
synonym: countercurrent.
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