countercurrent

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countercurrent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Countercurrent \Coun"ter*cur`rent\ (koun"t?r-k?r`-rent), a.
     Running in an opposite direction.
     [1913 Webster]

  Countercurrent \Coun"ter*cur`rent\, n.
     A current running in an opposite direction to the main
     current.
     [1913 Webster]

countercurrent - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  countercurrent
      n 1: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused
           by one current flowing into or across another current [syn:
           rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent,
           countercurrent]
      2: actions counter to the main group activity; "political
         crosscurrents disrupted the conference" [syn:
         countercurrent, crosscurrent]