(~s)
Note: in AM, also use 'crosscurrent'
1.
A ~ is a current in a river or sea that flows across another current.
Cross-currents can sweep the strongest swimmer helplessly away.
N-COUNT: usu pl
2.
You can refer to conflicting ideas or traditions as ~s.
...the ~s within the Conservative Party.
N-COUNT: usu pl, usu with supp