Tom and his friend John were swimming close to shore when a strong undertow carried them out to sea.
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Undertow
Synonyms for "undertow" (63 found)
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22 translations across 12 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- contracorrent noun (feeling)
- ressaca noun (flow of water)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 退波 noun (flow of water)
Finnish
4 entries- aaltojen imu noun (flow of water)
- imu noun (flow of water)
- paluuvirtaus noun (flow of water)
- pohjavire noun (feeling)
French
2 entries- courant de retour noun (flow of water)
- reflux noun (flow of water)
German
4 entries- Gegenströmung noun (flow of water)
- Sog noun (flow of water)
- Unterwasserströmung noun (flow of water)
- hinausziehende Strömung noun (flow of water)
Greek
1 entries- αντιμάμαλο noun (flow of water)
Icelandic
1 entries- sog noun (flow of water)
Italian
1 entries- risacca noun (flow of water)
Māori
1 entries- miti noun (flow of water)
Polish
2 entries- podłoże emocjonalne noun (feeling)
- prąd przeciwny podpowierzchniowy noun (flow of water)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- povratna morska struja noun (flow of water)
Spanish
2 entries- contracorriente noun (feeling)
- resaca noun (flow of water)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Don't go swimming because the undertow is strong today.
Source: tatoeba (9152142)
Off in a gallop the General wheeled vanishing, And sped his steed away into the blue, When Lineoln now alone let go his speech Which had before been undertowed by force, [...]
Source: wiktionary
A sense that the air, a sighting of muddy river, or that outcrop of rock so implacably bland in the light of midday, is undertowed by memory.
Source: wiktionary
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