NOUN | event | tidal current, tidal flow | the water current caused by the tides |
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Meaning | The water current caused by the tides. | |
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Synonym | tidal flow | |
Part of | tide | The periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon |
Narrower | tidal bore, bore, eagre, aegir, eager | A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) |
Broader | current, stream | A steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) |
Spanish | marea |
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