Undertow


noun
1.
the seaward, subsurface flow or draft of water from waves breaking on a beach.
2.
any strong current below the surface of a body of water, moving in a direction different from that of the surface current.
noun
1.
the seaward undercurrent following the breaking of a wave on the beach
2.
any strong undercurrent flowing in a different direction from the surface current
undertow
(ŭn’dər-tō’)
An underwater current flowing strongly away from shore. Undertows are generally caused by the seaward return of water from waves that have broken against the shore.

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