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

At Belleau Wood, they went up against a professional German army equipped with machine guns and heavy artillery, at the flood tide of a breakthrough near Paris that seemed about to end the war.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2018

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

Shinohara Ushio, a Japanese artist, responded to the flood tide of American products with more humour than outrage.

From Economist • Mar. 23, 2016

The best time to catch squid is on a flood tide, and the prime time occurs in the middle of the night or early-mornings.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2014

The silvers were running in immense schools, they said, mostly on the flood tide.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson