re-currentn.2
/riːˈkʌrənt/, /riːˈkʌrn̩t/, U.S. /riˈkərənt/ rare.
A current flowing in the opposite direction to another.
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back-current1657
counter-current1684
re-current1873
1873 A. W. Ward tr. E. Curtius Hist. Greece I. ii. iii. 439 They found the same phenomena of currents and re-currents as in their native sound.
1991 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 2 July Coastal wetlands and archipelagos in temperate seas and recurrents open waters in polar seas.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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