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riptide

[rip-tahyd]

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noun

a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.

Origin of riptide

First recorded in 1860–65; rip² + tide¹

Synonyms for riptide

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British Dictionary definitions for rip-tide

riptide

noun

Also called: rip, tide-rip a stretch of turbulent water in the sea, caused by the meeting of currents or abrupt changes in depth

Also called: rip current a strong current, esp one flowing outwards from the shore, causing disturbance on the surface

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Word Origin and History for rip-tide

n.

also riptide, 1862, from rip (n.1) + tide (n.). It is a current not a tide, and the attempt to correct it to rip current dates from 1936.

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