undertow
Kelime Anlamı :

1. ters dip akımı.
2. kıyıya çarpan dalgaların geriye gidişi.
3. ters yönlü dip akıntısı.
4. dip akıntı.
5. anafor.
6. deniz yüzündeki akıntıya ters giden dip akıntısı.
Sahne Örnekleri :
Eş Anlamlı Kelimeler :
current
Tanımlar :
1. an underwater current flowing strongly away from the shore, usually caused by the seaward return of water from waves that have broken against the shore.
2. A tendency, especially in thought or feeling, contrary to what seems the strongest: "as she talks nostalgically of her days of glory . . . a poignant undertow emerges” ( tina brown).
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. to pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down.
2. to pull down by, or as by, an undertow.
3. to flow or behave as an undertow.
4. A strong flow of water returning seaward from the shore.
5. A feeling that runs contrary to one's normal one.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. the current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the shore.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A current of water below the surface moving in a direction different from that of the surface-current; the backward flow or back-draft of a wave breaking on a beach. sometimes called under-water.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling
2. the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.