upcurrent
- noun
- /ˈʌpˌkʌrənt/
:
corriente ascendente
- Surfers often look for the best waves by finding the right upcurrent to ride.
Examples
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The fish swam quickly against the upcurrent to reach their spawning grounds.
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Weatherwise, our township is on the eastern upcurrent of what I once heard an atmospherist say.
Fiction book (1998) -
Think of a herring gull adroitly riding a sea cliff's upcurrents.
Academic text (1995) -
Birds soared effortlessly in the upcurrent created by the rising hot air.
Synonyms
7
7.2
A strong upward movement of air that carries birds or gliders higher
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6.0
An upward movement of water or gas from below to the surface
1
4.8
An upward movement of air or water
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7.7
A sudden strong rise of feeling or of liquid like water
A rise of water, lava, or other material from below toward the surface
A sudden upward movement of water or gas from underground
A sudden upward movement of water that can flood land
Antonyms
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
An upcurrent is a flow that moves upward or toward the source. Its parts up ('toward a higher place or the source') and current ('a flow') explain why the word names a rising or upstream flow in water or air.