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What is "countercurrent" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 10-07-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does countercurrent mean in English? Meaning of countercurrent definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "countercurrent" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "countercurrent": a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current

Noun

  • Meaning: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
  • Synonyms: countercurrent crosscurrent rip riptide tide rip
  • Hypernyms: turbulence turbulency

    • Meaning of "countercurrent": actions counter to the main group activity

    Noun

  • Meaning: actions counter to the main group activity
  • Example: political crosscurrents disrupted the conference
  • Synonyms: countercurrent crosscurrent
  • Hypernyms: strife
  • Adjective: A current that flows against the prevailing one.

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