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undertow

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 [′ən·dər‚tō]

(oceanography)

A subsurface seaward movement by gravity flow of water carried up on a sloping beach by waves or breakers.

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undertow (redirected from undertows)

undertow
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