ebb tidenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈeb ˌtaɪd/us/ˈeb ˌtaɪd/the regular movement of the sea away from the coast
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
- Consequently we were drifting about on the stream and likely to be swept down by the ebb tide.
- It was two hours past midnight and the ebb tide set in.
- That evening, with the ebb tide, the ice slackened, and the order was given to steam ahead.
- The ebb tide after noon was against us, and the wind being light, we were making no progress.
- The ebb tide, however, was beginning to run and helped her across the shoals.