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- Dictionaryrip·tide/ˈriptīd/
noun
- 1. a strong current caused by tidal flow in confined areas such as inlets and presenting a hazard to swimmers and boaters.
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a dangerous area of strongly moving water in the sea, where two or more currents (= water moving in a particular direction) meet: The riptide was pulling a surfer under. a strong negative feeling or force that is difficult to control: Warnings about terror attacks sent a riptide of anxiety through the nation.
May 21, 2024 · noun. rip· tide ˈrip-ˌtīd. : rip current. Examples of riptide in a Sentence.
A rip tide, or riptide, is a strong offshore current that is caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet along a barrier beach, at a lagoon or inland marina where tide water flows steadily out to sea during ebb tide.
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.
Riptide definition: a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.. See examples of RIPTIDE used in a sentence.
A riptide is an extremely strong, unpredictable current that flows across another. Riptides are especially dangerous for ocean swimmers.
1. (Physical Geography) Also called: rip or tide-rip a stretch of turbulent water in the sea, caused by the meeting of currents or abrupt changes in depth. 2. (Physical Geography) Also called: rip current a strong current, esp one flowing outwards from the shore, causing disturbance on the surface.
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.
How to use . riptide in a sentenceInstead of decorating every face on the street, Google Glass hit a contrarian rip tide.
Riptide definition: A current opposing other currents, producing violently disturbed water; esp., the strong, narrow flow of seawater that rushes seaward after incoming waves pile up on the shore.
