HyperDic: tidal_flow

English > 1 sense of the expression tidal flow:
NOUNeventtidal flow, tidal currentthe water current caused by the tides
English > tidal flow: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningThe water current caused by the tides.
Synonymtidal current
Part oftideThe periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
Narrowertidal bore, bore, eagre, aegir, eagerA high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Broadercurrent, streamA steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
Spanishmarea

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