Countercurrent

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  • noun. A current that flows in an opposite direction to the flow of another current.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A current in an opposite direction.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Running in an opposite direction.
  • noun. A current running in an opposite direction to the main current.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A current that flows against the prevailing one.
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  • noun. actions counter to the main group activity
  • noun. a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
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