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UK
/ɹˈɪptaɪd/
]
NOUN
- a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
- a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
How To Use riptide In A Sentence
- On top of this, there are strong winds, overly large waves, the occasional riptide and a high number of shark attacks.
- The woman who drowned was Joanne one of the 47 people who had gone for a swim and was caught in the riptide.
- It was like being caught in a riptide - the wind was pulling as hard as the deadliest current. MY BABYSITTER HAS FANGS
- Little did he know he would be caught in a riptide of conflicting currents.
- National Guard members saying good-bye to loved ones ahead of Iraq deployment Tallahassee man recalls riptide experience from Memorial Day 2008 Undefined
- The hybrid sturgeon in cement pool had the habit of hiding during the day and coming out at night, while that in deep water cage stayed at the base in riptide and swam in slack tide.
- For those who don't mind the odd riptide, the water's inviting.
- Nicole Suriel of the Columbia Secondary School drowned off the beach of Long Beach, Long Island, while caught up in a riptide. Peter Zucker: Nicole Suriel Should not be Forgotten
- It was a bit dramatic, there was a riptide pulling me out.
- I felt myself shiver and held onto myself in the dark as if I were a mere chip of wood or paper caught in a riptide.
