noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents.
2. 2
   actions counter to the main group activity wordnet
3. 3
   A current in a body of water running counter to the main current or direction of travel.
4. 4
   a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current wordnet
5. 5
   A situation in which there are conflicting opinions. broadly

Synonyms

All synonyms

countercurrentaffluenceaffluxaffluxionair currentbucking

Etymology

From cross- + current.

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