0 a dangerous area of strongly moving water in the sea, where two or more currents (= water moving in a particular direction) meet:
He theorised that the hafgerdingar were produced by riptides, which can disturb the open sea over large areas.
Swimming is strongly not encouraged off any of these beaches as they face open ocean and have heavy undertows riptides and current.
Other dangers to consider are riptides.
What are the benefits of the riptide of inward investment?
The term rip tide or riptide is often incorrectly applied to rip currents, which are not tidal flows.
She was caught in the riptide at one point and saved by lifeguards.
Riptide are reluctant to go back in the present since the show is currently in mid-season.
He had been surfing with his son, who got caught in a riptide.
