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The meaning of CROSSCURRENT is a current running counter to the general forward direction. How to use crosscurrent in a sentence.
Crosscurrent definition: a current, as in a stream, moving across the main current. . See examples of CROSSCURRENT used in a sentence.
cross·cur·rent. (krôs′kûr′ənt, -kŭr′-, krŏs′-) n. 1. A current flowing across another current. 2. A conflicting tendency, inclination, or movement: a crosscurrent of dissent; sociopolitical crosscurrents. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current. synonyms: countercurrent, rip, riptide, tide rip. see more. noun. actions counter to the main group activity. “political crosscurrents disrupted the conference” synonyms: countercurrent. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA.
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noun. 1. a current, as in a stream, moving across the main current. 2. (often crosscurrents) a conflicting tendency or movement. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Crosscurrent definition, a current, as in a stream, moving across the main current. See more.