English Dictionary

rip current

名詞

A strong flow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.

日本語の意味

岸から離れる方向に向かって発生する強い表層水流で、入ってくる波の水を遠ざける現象。 / 海岸に沿って、波のエネルギーによって形成される急激な流出水流の現象。

After a storm, the beach posted signs warning that a rip current could quickly pull even experienced swimmers away from the shore.

嵐の後、海岸には離岸流が発生し、経験豊富な泳者さえも沖に引き込まれる恐れがあると注意を促す看板が立てられていた。

意味（1）

A strong flow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.

It takes on complicated forms, including longshore currents, which set parallel to the beach, and rip currents, in which water carried shoreward by breaking waves finds its way back to deep water in fast, narrow jets. Longshore and rip current velocities may be as great as 3 knots.

rip currents （ plural ）