rip current
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- noun
- /rɪp ˈkɜːrənt/
:
corriente de resaca
- We lose too many people to rip currents every summer, and often they are young, healthy, and strong.
- dangerous rip currents
- strong rip current
- high rip currents
Examples
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The Coast Guard issued a warning about the dangerous rip current near the beach.
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Rough surf, dangerous rip currents, and some beach erosion will occur along the beaches from the Carolinas to South Florida.
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Before you step foot in one of our Great Lakes, know how to respond to a rip current.
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Swimmers should be careful to avoid the rip current in the southern part.
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But before stepping foot in the lakes, it's important to be aware of the risk posed by rip currents.
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It's like swimming in the ocean; if you find yourself getting pulled into a rip current, you swim perpendicular to it, not straight against it, to get out.
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In 2011, heat-related fatalities accounted for more deaths than those caused by floods, lightning, hurricanes, rip currents, wind, and cold weather.
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Michigan State University Extension and Michigan Sea Grant have teamed up to lead an effort to alert people to the risks of rip currents and the remarkably straightforward way to respond if someone ever finds themselves being pulled away from shore by a current.
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And if you do visit a Great Lakes beach this summer, there's a good chance you'll see signs and cautions about rip currents that MSUE, Michigan Sea Grant, and our partners have posted in many locations.
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Swimmers should be cautious when there are rip currents present, as they can be very strong.
Synonyms
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8.4
A strong fast current in water that pulls swimmers away
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8.2
A strong sea current that pulls swimmers away from the shore
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7.4
A strong water current under the surface that pulls you out to sea
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3.4
A fast, powerful flow of water in a river or the sea that pulls people and things away
A stretch of rough water where water flows meet and swirl
Antonyms
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositional: 'current' denotes movement of water and 'rip' (here) denotes a strong/dangerous flow, so the overall meaning — a dangerous type of water current — is directly derivable from the parts. This is a descriptive, non-idiomatic term (albeit somewhat specialised), making it immediately understandable to learners who know both constituent meanings.
Etymology
Rip current comes from the idea of a strong, narrow current that seems to rip away from the shore like a sudden 'pull'. That's why a rip current means a dangerous flow of water that can 'pull' swimmers out to sea.