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ebb tide
noun as in receding tide
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Having passed all the dangers, the ebb-tide very soon carried us out of the river into Hanover Bay.
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The ebb tide after noon was against us, and the wind being light, we were making no progress.
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This is a very dark frame of mind, consequent on overwork and the conclusion of the excruciating Ebb Tide.
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There would be the ebb-tide for leaving the Douvres; and the flood would carry him into Guernsey.
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We will remain inside all day, and to-night at ebb-tide try to make our way to the squadron.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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