crosscurrent

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noun

A turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents.

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ripriptidetide ripcountercurrent
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Meanings

nouncrosscurrent (plural crosscurrents)

plural crosscurrents

  1. nauticalA turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents.
  2. nauticalA current in a body of water running counter to the main current or direction of travel.
  3. broadlyA situation in which there are conflicting opinions.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current

Similar
ripriptidetide ripcountercurrent
Broader
turbulenceturbulency

nounactions counter to the main group activity

Similar
countercurrent
Broader
strife
Also see
countercurrentripriptidetide rip

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cross- + current.

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Cite this entry
APA

crosscurrent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosscurrent

MLA

“crosscurrent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosscurrent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crosscurrent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosscurrent.

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