flood tide

American  

noun

1. the inflow of the tide; rising tide.

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flood tide Scientific  

1. The period between low tide and high tide, during which water flows toward the shore.

2. Compare ebb tide See more at tide

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Etymology

Origin of flood tide

First recorded in 1710–20

Example Sentences

These enclaves, once the backbone of Ukraine’s agricultural eastern steppe, were reduced to ruin as the war passed over them like a flood tide.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023

On a flood tide, the current spit us grapeseed-like through the Narrows at 11 knots — about twice our normal motoring speed.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2017

At these locations of extreme tidal range, a person who ventures out onto the seafloor exposed during ebb tide may not be able to outrun the advancing water during flood tide.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

She joined the flood tide of people leaving Eritrea and attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea on flimsy rafts and boats.

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2016

I loved ebb tide, when the pluff mud bubbled, and flood tide, when the waters lapped gently against the shore.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce