Definition for cross-current - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	cross-current (cross-current) noun 1a current in a river or sea which flows across another: she watched the launches bounce into the choppy cross-current 2a situation or tendency marked by conflict with another: strong cross-currents of debate		More words in this category Agulhas Current Canaries Current drift ice hydrothermal influx ledge Mid-Atlantic Ridge North Atlantic Drift North Equatorial Current oceanic oceanology ooze 2 palaeocurrent sea level seamount thermohaline circulation tidewater tsunami undersea upwelling Nearby Words cross-claim cross-colour cross-compiler cross-connection cross-contamination cross-correlate cross-country cross-court cross-cultural cross-current cross-curricular cross-cut cross-cut saw cross-dating cross-dress cross-examine cross-eyed cross-fade cross-fertilize