[tahyd-rip] 
| a rip caused by conflicting tidal currents or by a tidal current crossing a rough bottom. |
| rip current n. A strong, narrow surface current that flows rapidly away from the shore, returning the water carried landward by waves. Also called rip tide, tiderip. |
| tide·rip (tīd'rĭp') n. See rip current. |
