Definition of cross-current in English English dictionary
You can refer to conflicting ideas or traditions as cross-currents. the cross-currents within the Conservative Party. a current in the sea, a river etc that moves across the general direction of the main current
cross-current cross-currents in AM, also use crosscurrent1. A cross-current is a current in a river or sea that flows across another current. Cross-currents can sweep the strongest swimmer helplessly away