rip current
noun
: a strong usually narrow surface current flowing outward from a shore that results from the return flow of waves and wind-driven water
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The swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions, forecasters said.
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
If caught in a rip current, remain calm.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
What To Know Alerts included small craft advisories, high surf advisories, coastal flood warnings, gale warnings and rip current statements, among others.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
If caught in a rip current, remain calm.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
What To Know Alerts included small craft advisories, high surf advisories, coastal flood warnings, gale warnings and rip current statements, among others.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rip current
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“Rip current.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20current. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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