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English word riptide comes from English tide, English rip
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tide (English)
(chronology, obsolete, except in liturgy) Time, notably anniversary, period or season linked to an ecclesiastical feast.. (mining) The period of twelve hours.. (obsolete) Violent confluence. (regional, archaic) A point or period of time identified or described by a qualifier (found in compounds).. (regional, archaic) A time.. A stream, current or flood.. Something which changes like the [...]
rip (English)
A wicker basket for fish. (colloquial, regional, dated) A worthless horse; a nag. [from 18th c.]. (colloquial, regional, dated) An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel. [from 18th c.] (Australia) A strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.. (UK, Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.. (slang) A comical, embarrassing, or [...]
riptide (English)
A particularly strong tidal current. A rip current which may carry a swimmer offshore (the term rip tide used in this sense is a misnomer).