counterflow

noun

coun·ter·flow ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌflō

: the flow of a fluid in opposite directions (as in an apparatus)

Examples of counterflow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Here is a breakdown by area of street closings: Downtown Miami Starting at noon Friday, traffic on Biscayne Boulevard from Southeast Third Street to Northeast Second Street will be diverted in a counterflow direction until 8 a.m. Saturday. —

Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024 But there is also a counterflow. —

The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2022 In recent years the sun deck pool was replaced with a deep therapeutic jacuzzi that enjoys a counterflow current for fitness swimming. —

Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2023 This map of the velocities of particles on the water's surface shows the counterflow in red and the main flow in blue. —

Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2011 Elsewhere, there is a pool with an adjustable floor and counterflow on the aft deck. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2021