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What is a crosscurrent?

What is a crosscurrent? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) A turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents.
  2. (by extension) A situation in which there are conflicting opinions.
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Indoor area with swimming pool, Jacuzzi, hydro-massage beds, crosscurrent river, waterfalls, pressurised water shoots, bubble spa.
On top of the intricacies of internal politics, street protests and union strikes, there is a crosscurrent of complex international issues at play.
But there is a weird crosscurrent here: On the one hand, people complain about recall fatigue –there were already nine state senate recalls here last year — and talk about their wish to end all the political fighting here.
Damien also plays with the band CrossCurrent and helps to run Focal Music, an agency he set up with fellow music graduates.
The new members — caught in a political crosscurrent between their Tea Party constituents and their speaker — emotionally described their relief at getting support from constituents back home.
It furnishes just enough medical science for us to feel flattered, and enough uncertainty in the crosscurrent of motives to keep us guessing.

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