strong current
Forceful water movement
A strong current is a powerful flow of water or electricity.
In rivers, oceans, or swimming pools, a strong current can sweep away swimmers or carry boats off course: The strong current made it dangerous to wade across.
In electrical contexts, it refers to high amperage flow through a conductor.
Figuratively, strong currents describe powerful forces of opinion or change: strong currents of discontent ran through the population.
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- undertowSubsurface seaward current
- swept awayRemoved by force
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- surgeSudden powerful increase
power surge · torrent · riptide · voltage · high voltage · amperage · electrical · river · rushing · pull · tidal pull · drift · tide · whirlpool · downstream · swirling · force · powerful
- beach safetylifeguard, warning flag, red flag, no swimming, lifeguard tower
- Water Conditionsvisibility, turbidity, water clarity, tide, salinity
- water currentsflow, riptide, eddy, river flow, eddies
strong currentslack water
Motionless tidal period
still water · stagnant water · dead water · standing water · backwater
strong currentlow current
strong, stronger, strongest, strongly, strength, strengthen, strengthened, strengthening, strengthens