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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There is a high risk of life-threatening rip currents at area beaches.
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Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
The weather is also leading to a higher chance for rip currents in the Atlantic and hazardous winds and seas.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
There is a moderate risk of rip currents at area beaches.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
If you do get caught in a rip current, swim parallel to the shore until free from the current, then swim diagonally toward shore.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
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Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
The weather is also leading to a higher chance for rip currents in the Atlantic and hazardous winds and seas.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
There is a moderate risk of rip currents at area beaches.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
If you do get caught in a rip current, swim parallel to the shore until free from the current, then swim diagonally toward shore.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Rip current.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20current. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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