flood tide

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noun
  1. the inflow of the tide; rising tide.

Origin of flood tide

1
First recorded in 1710–20

Words Nearby flood tide

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How to use flood tide in a sentence

  • A flood-tide of kindly joyful emotion does not pay much attention to its banks.

    The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Scientific definitions for flood tide

flood tide

  1. The period between low tide and high tide, during which water flows toward the shore. Compare ebb tide. See more at tide.

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