ebb tide

American  

noun

1. the reflux of the tide or the tide at ebb; ebb.

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ebb tide Scientific  

/ ĕb /

1. The period between high tide and low tide during which water flows away from the shore.

2. Also called falling tide

3. Compare flood tide See more at tide

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Etymology

Origin of ebb tide

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Ebb tide carried them far from the four men-of-war anchored fast in front of the abandoned fort.

From Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

When old age at length came upon her she sang her "swan song", from which the following lines are extracted: Ebb tide to me as of the sea!

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

Ebb tide, the outflow 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)

Ebb tide was indicated by the fact that she sat as far as possible from him on the log.

From A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties by Major, Charles

Ebb tide left the boat stuck in the marsh, and the adventurers were obliged to remain at Werowocomoco until high water.

From Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages by Various