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undertow meaning in Tamil

நீர்அலை இழுப்பு

undertow in Tamil: நீர்அலை இழுப்பு. In English, undertow means to pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down.

Tamil words for undertow

நீர்அலை இழுப்பு

English meaning of undertow

  1. verb To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down.
  2. verb To pull down by, or as by, an undertow.
  3. verb To flow or behave as an undertow.
  4. noun A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.

Full definition of undertow

undertow in a sentence

  • A strong undertow may sweep a returning swimmer off their feet but it does not carry them far from the shore.

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Questions about undertow in Tamil

What is the meaning of undertow in Tamil?
Undertow in Tamil is நீர்அலை இழுப்பு.
undertow என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Undertow: நீர்அலை இழுப்பு.
What does undertow mean in English?
Undertow means to pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: undertow (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: undertow (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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