tideway

or tide way

[ tahyd-wey ]

/ ˈtaɪdˌweɪ /

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noun

a channel in which a tidal current runs.

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Origin of tideway

First recorded in 1620–30; tide¹ + way¹

Words nearby tideway

tiderip, tides, tide table, tidewaiter, tidewater, tideway, tidings, tidy, tidytips, tie, tie-and-dye

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How to use tideway in a sentence

It made one think of whales making room in a narrow tideway for an impudent black minnow to pass.
The Glory of The Coming|Irvin S. Cobb
The place was a rocky point of land jutting forth into a reef-strewn tideway.
The Doomsman|Van Tassel Sutphen
The galley at last drew up under the counter of a large ship of foreign rig, lying in the tideway off Tilbury Hope.
The Great Mogul|Louis Tracy
How shall a loving wife express warmth of sentiment elsewhere, without the one beam too much, that plunges her on a tideway?
The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith

Through artificial outlets it tumbles into the tideway, and becomes at a bound subject to the ebb and flow of the Solent.
The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tideway

tideway

/ (ˈtaɪdˌweɪ) /

noun

a strong tidal current or its channel, esp the tidal part of a river

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tideway

or tide way

Origin of tideway

Words nearby tideway

Words related to tideway

How to use tideway in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for tideway