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[ tahyd-l ] / ˈtaɪd l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tidal ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides: a tidal current. dependent on the state of the tide as to time of departure: a tidal steamer. Origin of tidalFirst recorded in 1800–10; tide1 + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM tidaltid·al·ly, adverbnon·tid·al, adjectiveun·tid·al, adjectiveWords nearby tidalTiconderoga, Tic Tac, tic-tac-toe, tictoc, t.i.d., tidal, tidal air, tidal basin, tidal benchmark, tidal bore, tidal bulge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tidalIn "Pamela 1" Louie wades deeper into the gender pool, doubtlessly inviting a tidal wave of backlash. Louie Attempts Rape (and Explores the ‘Nice Guy’ Phenomenon)|Amy Zimmerman|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Tempest, hurricane, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, or Big Bang? How Marine Le Pen and France’s Ultra-Right Won the Day|Tracy McNicoll|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the public indignation that was slow to rise at first is now coming on like a tidal wave. A Hashtag May Help Rescue Jihadi-Enslaved Nigerian Schoolgirls|Nina Strochlic|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the primaries, Jeb Bush just might be drowned in a tidal wave of tea. Why the GOP Needs a Return to the Bush Leagues|Robert Shrum|April 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But this tidal wave of systematic brutality has resulted in only 30 convictions. War’s Silent Scourge: Sexual Violence Against Women|Peter Westmacott, Melanne Verveer|November 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST Birds were concentrated in the areas of mangrove swamp and on the tidal flats. The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3|Rollin H. Baker I had missed the tidal train, and I represented that this had caused me some inconvenience. Recollections|David Christie Murray The greater part of the tidal flats are barren, while the remainder are far from fertile. A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts|Commissioners on Fisheries and Game Except a tidal wave from Japan, nothing would seem to be able to affect or disturb it. Our Italy|Charles Dudley Warner He had left London, on the previous morning, by the tidal train, for Dover. The Moonstone|Wilkie Collins
British Dictionary definitions for tidal
adjectiverelating to, characterized by, or affected by tidesa tidal estuary dependent on the state of the tidea tidal ferry (of a glacier) reaching the sea and discharging floes or icebergs Derived forms of tidaltidally, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tidalsinuous, running, rolling, falling, streaming, full, liquid, smooth, fluid, teeming, rushing, rich, sweeping, brimming, overrun, rippling, flooded, spouting, liquefied, issuing Medical definitions for tidal
adj.Resembling the tides; alternately rising and falling. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |