SEA-PURSE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore

Synonyms:

sea-poose; sea-purse; sea-puss; sea purse; sea puss; undertow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("sea-purse" is a kind of...):

undercurrent; undertide (a current below the surface of a fluid)

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