HyperDic: flood_tide

English > 2 senses of the expression flood tide:
NOUNeventflood tide, climaxthe highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
eventflood tide, flood, rising tidethe occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
English > flood tide: 2 senses > noun 1, event
MeaningThe highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding.
Example "in the flood tide of his success"
Synonymclimax
Broaderjuncture, occasionAn event that occurs at a critical time
Spanishapogeo
English > flood tide: 2 senses > noun 2, event
MeaningThe occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide).
Synonymsflood, rising tide
BroadertideThe periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
OppositeebbtideThe tide while water is flowing out
Spanishmarea creciente

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