Crossword clues for crosscurrent
The Collaborative International Dictionary
crosscurrent \crosscurrent\ n.
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a stretch of turbulent water in the sea.
Syn: rip, riptide, tide rip.
a tendency or sentiment within a group which conflicts with that of the majority; -- often used in the plural.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context nautical English) A turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents. 2 (context by extension English) A situation in which there are conflicting opinions.
WordNet
n. a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current [syn: rip, riptide, tide rip, countercurrent]
actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference" [syn: countercurrent]
Wikipedia
Crosscurrent is ukulele artist Jake Shimabukuro's second U.S. solo album. It was released in August 2003.
The album won the 2004 Na Hoku Hanohano Award for Instrumental Album of the Year. It also won the 2004 Hawaii Music Awards for Album of the Year, and Instrumental Hawaiian Album of the Year.
Crosscurrent is a contemporary jazz record by saxophonist Chase Baird. It is his first album as a leader.
Crosscurrent is a 2016 Chinese drama film directed by Yang Chao. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin Mark Lee Ping-Bing won the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography.
Usage examples of "crosscurrent".
At just the right moment he tensed his body, focusing into the matrix awareness, felt levitation and the crosscurrent carry him up again.
There was a crosscurrent, but the bubble was sheltered from it by the massive beams that formed its walls, and the silver surface seemed flat as glass.
The room, despite a crosscurrent of wind, was become oppressively warm.
The craft bobbed when the crest of a wave caught it, but the oarsman expertly brought it into a crosscurrent and swept into the tide.
A sharp crosscurrent picked up the fine flakes, swirled them into pockets and hollows, then scooped out the wind-blasted crystals and flung them across the open space.
Carpenter felt a surge of joy at the sight of herthe first familiar face since Oaklandand then, immediately, a crosscurrent of confusion.
She opened out toward him, a shade manic, breathing as though in some crosscurrent of exhaustion and need, her eyes empty of intent.
The ship lurched in a crosscurrent off a newly formed sandbar, and she came near dropping her load.
Swirling winds, still fighting crosscurrents of shifting air streams, buffeted her first from one direction and then another.
He sought, above all, any crosscurrents he could detect, hidden, salient, or otherwise.
Tara moved gracefully toward the table, unaware of the crosscurrents pulling at Ty.
Reflecting these crosscurrents, in March 1997, Secretary of State Albright delivered a speech on Iraq at Georgetown University.
Raymond Horgan, he exhibited monumental strength in reforming the office and especially in loosening the grip of the Police Force, with its political crosscurrents, over prosecutions.
Iris, in crosscurrents of feeling about seeing Caspar and the Prince together.
The wind was stronger here, with a tangle of eddies and crosscurrents that seemed determined to knock her off her feet.