And the whirling waves which fly from the place of concussion, and whose impetus moves them across other eddies going in a contrary direction, after their recoil will be tossed up into the air but without dashing off from the surface.
Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action.
To pace again; to walk over again in a contrary direction.
To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.
You will find that, while the animal moves forward, a current of water is produced by this pumping, in a contrary direction.
These striae, as appears to be the case with all Charae, turn always like the worm of a screw from right to left, while those of the seed-vessel wind round in a contrary direction.
Perhaps, long antecedent to the introduction of the faith of the khalifs among the eastern people, this word might have found its way and been naturalized in the islands; or perhaps its progress was in a contrary direction.
Birds in flying strike the air with their wings, and it is the reaction of the air, which enables them to rise, or advance forwards; reaction being always in a contrary direction to action.
The same thing also happens with regard to the ebb-tide, which begins to fall and run in a contrary direction to the flood-tide, two or three hours sooner on the shore than at a distance.
To meet in opposition; to act in a contrary direction; to come onto collision; to interfere.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "contrary direction" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
