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A stretch of turbulent water in the sea
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riptide
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Riptide is the eighth solo studio album by the British singer Robert Palmer . It was originally released in November 1985. The album was recorded over a period of three months in 1985, at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas . The album charted at number ...
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alt. 1 A particularly strong tidal current 2 A rip current which may carry a swimmer offshore (the term rip tide used in this sense is a misnomer) n. 1 A particularly strong tidal current 2 A rip current which may carry a swimmer offshore (the term rip ...
Usage examples of riptide.
It was like flailing in deep water as the riptide drags you inexorably out to sea.
Hatch saw the boat was being carried southeastward by a riptide at a good four knots.
Haulover Beach again this past weekend, as scores of chowderheads ignored posted warnings and plunged straight into a dangerous riptide.
Not to mention all the riptides, ambushes, Judas goats, fools and ruthless, dehumanized thugs that will sooner or later have to be dealt with by any presidential candidate who still feels strong on his feet when he comes to that magic moment for the leap from Stage Two to Stage Three.
The waves were gentle along that section of the beach, and if there were any riptides that far from the deadly whirlpool, none seized the man and hauled him underwater.
April 6, 1988 Fun and frolics reigned at Haulover Beach again this past weekend, as scores of chowderheads ignored posted warnings and plunged straight into a dangerous riptide.
All the rumors of wind, which had until then been anarchic, like all the backdrafts of London come together, like all the car alarms of London (the Blitz which each of us suffers alone)all the rumors of wind now gathered themselves, in riptide.
It does have the ability to create a riptide, which duplicates the movement related effects of gust of wind (forces swimming creatures back, tosses around light objects, et cetera), but functions only underwater.
Usually green, except when riptides or extreme undertows were reported, it flew bright yellow, urging beachgoers to use caution in the water.