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A wavy mark showing disturbed water.
Also known as: Tidal rip symbol, Disturbed water symbol
On a nautical chart a tide rip is drawn as a set of short wavy marks, showing water disturbed where a tidal stream runs over an uneven bottom or meets another stream.
Marks water disturbed by a tidal stream over uneven ground or meeting another stream.
Contexts: Navigation
Appears and disappears with the state of the tide, so the symbol marks where it can happen rather than where it always is.
Contexts: Navigation
A group of short wavy lines drawn over the area of disturbed water.