countercurrent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
    tide rip; crosscurrent; riptide; rip.
  2. noun actions counter to the main group activity
    crosscurrent.
    • political crosscurrents disrupted the conference

WordNet


Coun"ter*cur`rent adjective
Definitions
  1. Running in an opposite direction.
Coun"ter*cur`rent noun
Definitions
  1. A current running in an opposite direction to the main current.

Webster 1913