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

Flood tide may carry salt water, under the most favorable circumstances, so that it can be detected at Poughkeepsie; ordinarily the water is fresh at Newburgh.

From The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention by Bruce, Wallace

Flood tide, the inflow of the water due to the tides.

From The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

"Flood tide will be in in about two hours and a half, sir," Benson followed up.

From The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize Detail at Annapolis by Durham, Victor G.