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rip current
rip current
- A strong, narrow surface current that flows rapidly away from the shore. Rip currents form when excess water that has accumulated along a shore due to wind and waves rushes back suddenly to deeper waters.
- Also called rip tide
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Origin of rip current1
First recorded in 1935–40
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