upcurrent

An upward-moving current.

Noun

  1. An upward-moving current.
    • There was no time to take evasive action, and the airship was caught in a violent upcurrent. - 2014, Michael Allaby, Tornadoes:

Origin

From up- + current.

Forms

upcurrents

Antonyms

downcurrent

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