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riptides

riptides is the plural of riptide.

Meaning of riptide

Noun

riptide (plural riptides)

  1. A particularly strong tidal current.
    Synonyms:
    rip current
  2. (proscribed, sometimes) A rip current which may carry a swimmer offshore.
    • This beach suffers from a riptide that can easily sweep you out to sea.

Questions about riptides

What is riptides the plural of?
Riptides is the plural of riptide.

Words near riptides in the dictionary

  1. ripsticks
  2. ripstop
  3. ripstops
  4. ript
  5. riptide
  6. riptides
  7. Ripton
  8. Riptons
  9. Ripuarian
  10. Ripuarians
  11. riq

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