riptide

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A strong flow of water away from the shore of the ocean

This beach suffers from a riptide that can easily sweep you out to sea.

a strong flow of water near the shore of the ocean
A riptide is an area of sea where two different currents meet or where the water is extremely deep. Riptides make the water very rough and dangerous
{i} strong surface current of water flowing directly outward from the shore; strong current of water flowing opposite another current
a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
riptides
plural of riptide
riptide
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