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单词 flood tide
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flood tidenoun [ C ]

uk/ˈflʌd ˌtaɪd/us/ˈflʌd ˌtaɪd/

the regular movement of the sea in towards the coast

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ebb tide

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Floods, tides & currents

  • backwash
  • change
  • come
  • current
  • ebb
  • eddy
  • flooded
  • floodgate
  • flooding
  • floodplain
  • high water mark
  • inundate
  • low-water mark
  • neap tide
  • overfall
  • undertow
  • water
  • waterlogged
  • watermark
  • whirlpool

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Examples from literature

  • After nightfall a strong flood tide would be setting up along shore to the Spanish anchorage. 
  • And the next morning the cutter was, with the assistance of the flood tide, making quick progress to the southward. 
  • It was a boisterous day, half a gale of wind against the flood tide. 
  • So the hours of flood tide passed, and then the ship began to swing idly as the slack came. 
  • When the flood tide rippled about the wreck it was obvious the pump was getting the water down. 
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