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nounthe inflow of the tide; rising tide. Origin of flood tideFirst recorded in 1710–20 Words nearby flood tideflood insurance, flood lamp, floodlight, floodlight projector, flood plain, flood tide, flood wall, floodwater, floodway, flooey, floor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flood tideMay the muse alight upon her brow and may the flood-tide of inspiration swell within her as she sharpens her quill. There Was a Young Man Named Obama|Christopher Buckley|December 28, 2008|DAILY BEAST The wind continuing fair, though light, we slowly glided up the stream, the flood-tide aiding us. Mark Seaworth|William H.G. Kingston Poor Y—— at that moment bade farewell to the flood-tide of his fortunes! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XI.--April, 1851--Vol. II.|Various The rise of tide is trifling, the flood-tide sets to the North-West, but at a very slow rate. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The stream flowed steadily, and towards half-past eleven resembled a flood-tide. The Woman With The Fan|Robert Hichens We slowly hove off the barge until her stern swung round and she rode free to the flood-tide and the east wind. A Floating Home|Cyril Ionides
Words related to flood tideflood, high tide, high water Scientific definitions for flood tide
The period between low tide and high tide, during which water flows toward the shore. Compare ebb tide. See more at tide. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |