An under-current. Obsolete. rare.
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释义 | the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > current > [noun] > under-current (13) underwork1610 An under-current. Obsolete. rare. underflood?1615 (under-, prefix1 affix 3a(b).) undercurrent1684 A stream or current of water, air, etc., flowing beneath the upper current, or below the surface. Also figurative of Time. underset1815 An undercurrent. (See first quot.) undertow1817 A sea-current below the surface of the water, moving in a contrary direction to that of the surface current. subcurrent1822 A secondary or subsidiary current; an undercurrent. Chiefly figurative. underdrift1849 An undercurrent; figurative a tendency beneath the surface of things. under-draught1853 An undercurrent. underflow1854 An undercurrent. Also figurative. under-water1859 Water lying below the surface of the ground, the ocean, etc.; (occasionally more generally) water at a lower level. Also in plural, esp. in later… undercarry1894 The movement of water beneath the surface. underrun1894 An undercurrent. turbidity current1939 an underwater current flowing swiftly downslope owing to the weight of sediment it carries. |
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