Back rush
the return of water seaward, down the foresh-r- of a beach, following the uprush of a wave.
historical examples
the heavy chain clinked taut with the pull of the outgoing tide, then relaxed in the back rush of water.
a village of vagabonds f. berkeley smith
the back rush took him from his feet, but the others held on, and before the next wave came, the line was safely on the beach.
orange and green g. a. henty
ignorant, however, of the force of the water, he had been instantly swept off his feet by the back rush of the wave.
the curse of carne’s hold g. a. henty
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