tidal

American  

[tahyd-l] / ˈtaɪd l /

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides: tide.

   a tidal current.

2. dependent on the state of the tide as to time of departure.

   a tidal steamer.

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tidal British  

/ ˈtaɪdəl /

adjective

1. relating to, characterized by, or affected by tides

   a tidal estuary

2. dependent on the state of the tide

   a tidal ferry

3. (of a glacier) reaching the sea and discharging floes or icebergs

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Other Word Forms

• nontidal adjective
• tidally adverb
• untidal adjective

Etymology

Origin of tidal

First recorded in 1800–10; tide ¹ + -al ¹

Example Sentences

"Him leaving me on the beach sparked a panic attack. It just came over me like a tidal wave. It felt like an out-of-body experience," she says.

From BBC

Plans to speed up delivery of windfarms, solar parks and tidal power schemes have been set out as part of a new deal between the renewable energy industry and the Welsh government.

From BBC

Today, scientists typically find wrinkle structures in shallow tidal environments where sunlight supports photosynthetic algae.

From Science Daily

It has the largest tidal reedbed in England and wildfowl and waders feed and nest in the six shallow lagoons, marshland and mudflats.

From BBC

Then a tidal wave of money poured in.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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