- flood tide
- noun Date: 1719 1. a rising tide 2. a. an overwhelming quantity b. a high point ; peak
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flood tide
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Flood tide — Flood Flood (fl[u^]d), n. [OE. flod a flowing, stream, flood, AS. fl[=o]d; akin to D. vloed, OS. fl[=o]d, OHG. fluot, G. flut, Icel. fl[=o][eth], Sw. & Dan. flod, Goth. fl[=o]dus; from the root of E. flow. [root]80. See {Flow}, v. i.] 1. A great… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flood tide — may refer to: * The rising tide of an ocean * Flood Tide a novel by Clive Cussler * Flood Tide , an anthology of short fiction in the Merovingen Nights science fiction series … Wikipedia
flood tide — flood′ tide n. oce the inflow of the tide; rising tide • Etymology: 1710–20 … From formal English to slang
flood tide — n. the incoming or rising tide: cf. EBB TIDE … English World dictionary
flood tide — n the flow of the sea in towards the land →↑ebb tide … Dictionary of contemporary English
flood tide — ► NOUN ▪ an incoming tide … English terms dictionary
flood tide — flood ,tide noun count 1. ) the rising of the level of the ocean each day until it reaches its highest point and begins to fall again 2. ) a sudden increase in something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flood tide — noun 1. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding the climax of the artist s career in the flood tide of his success • Syn: ↑climax • Derivationally related forms: ↑climactic (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Flood Tide — Infobox Book | name = Flood Tide image caption = Hardcover 1st Edition author = Clive Cussler cover artist = Paul Bacon country = United States language = English series = Dirk Pitt Novels genre = Adventure, Techno thriller novel publisher =… … Wikipedia
flood tide — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flood tide : singular flood tide plural flood tides 1) the rising of the level of the sea each day until it reaches its highest point and begins to fall again 2) a sudden increase in something … English dictionary
flood tide — rising or incoming tide; the period between low water and the succeeding high water. Flow enters an estuary during a flood tide. Also called rising tide … Dictionary of ichthyology
