flood tide
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flood tide
noun flood tides
- The period between low tide and the next high tide of the sea as the water flows toward the shore. Going forward and glancing over the weather bow, I perceived that the ship swinging to her anchor with the flood-tide, was now obliquely pointing towards the open ocean.
- The highest point of something; a climax. It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor, brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park si
Opposite: ebb tide
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noun
Opposite: ebb tide
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noun period when sea is rising
| Español | flujo, marea creciente, estuación |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | ज्वार jvār |
| Français | flux, marée montante |
| Русский | прили́в prilív |
Talk about this word "flood tide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flood%20tide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. flood tide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flood%20tide "flood tide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flood%20tide.Cite this
@misc{flood_tide_2026,
title = {flood tide},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flood%20tide},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
