rip current

ˈrɪp ˌkɜr.ənt
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Translation of rip current from English into Dutch

Noun

ocean

strong flow of water away from shore
muistroom mripstroom terugstroom
  • Swimmers should be cautious of the rip current.Zwemmen moeten voorzichtig zijn met de muistroom.
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  • rip current: strong flow of water away from shore
    (ocean) muistroom

Synonyms and analogies of rip current in English

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Examples of rip current in a sentence

  • Lifeguards warned about the dangerous rip current.

Translations of "rip current" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
stromingnf.

Keep swimming until you're out of the rip current.

Blijf zwemmen totdat je uit de stroming bent.

The rip current will than be at the side of the neck.

De stroming zal zich dan hoofdzakelijk aan de zijkant van de nek bevinden.

muinf.

For instance, between two sandbanks a dangerous current called a rip current can form.

Zo kan er tussen twee zandbanken een gevaarlijke stroming ontstaan die ook wel een mui genoemd wordt.

We're stuck in a rip current!

We zitten vast in een mui!

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rip current: Examples and translations in context

Not for bathing as big waves and strong rip current.

Het is niet slim om er te gaan zwemmen vanwege de hoge golven en sterke stroming.

Then one of our divers had a scare, got caught in a rip current.

Eén van de duikers kwam terecht in een stroming.

You might have to swim quite far before you're safely out of the rip current, but keep going.

Misschien moet je heel ver zwemmen voordat je uit de stroming bent, maar zwem door.

For instance, between two sandbanks a dangerous current called a rip current can form.

Zo kan er tussen twee zandbanken een gevaarlijke stroming ontstaan die ook wel een mui genoemd wordt.

Then one of our divers had a scare, got caught in a rip current.

En toen werd een duiker door de stroming verrast.

Nor have they yet experienced the dangers of the sea, such as the sudden emergence of a rip current, changing weather conditions and tidal current.

Ook hebben ze nog niet de gevaren van de zee ondervonden zoals het plotseling ontstaan van een mui stroming, veranderende weersomstandigheden en getijdenstroming.

The rip current dragged me under.

De stroming sleepte me mee.

The rip current dragged me under.

De stroming trok me onder.

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