tidewater vs undertow

tidewater

noun
  • Water affected by the flow of the tide, especially tidal streams. 

  • The seaboard. 

undertow

noun
  • A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore. 

  • A feeling that runs contrary to one's normal one. 

verb
  • To pull down by, or as by, an undertow. 

  • To flow or behave as an undertow. 

  • To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down. 

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