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crosscurrent

noun

Etymology

From cross- + current.

  1. derived from currō — “to run”
  2. derived from corant
  3. inherited from curraunt
  4. formed as crosscurrent — “cross- + current”

Definitions

  1. A turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents.

  2. A current in a body of water running counter to the main current or direction of travel.

  3. A situation in which there are conflicting opinions.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for crosscurrent. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA