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Crosscurrent Definition & Meaning

crosscurrent
noun
  1. a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
  2. actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference"

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What does crosscurrent mean?
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference"
What part of speech is crosscurrent?
Crosscurrent is a noun.
How many definitions does crosscurrent have?
Crosscurrent has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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