rip current

Significado (Inglés)

A strong flow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.

Conceptos

corriente de arranque

Sinónimos

riptide

undertow

rip tide

return current

offshore current

Traducciones

Rippströmung

Brandungsrückstrom

Kehrwasser

baïne

courant d’arrachement

mui

muistroom

Corrente de retorno

Etimología (Inglés)

Coined as a more accurate replacement for the earlier term "riptide", as the phenomenon is not related to the tides.