flood tide
Example Sentences
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On a flood tide, the current spit us grapeseed-like through the Narrows at 11 knots — about twice our normal motoring speed.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2017
At these locations of extreme tidal range, a person who ventures out onto the seafloor exposed during ebb tide may not be able to outrun the advancing water during flood tide.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
She joined the flood tide of people leaving Eritrea and attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea on flimsy rafts and boats.
From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2016
Shinohara Ushio, a Japanese artist, responded to the flood tide of American products with more humour than outrage.
From Economist • Mar. 23, 2016
Colour and scent and sound, rain and the lapping of water, even the mists of autumn and the smell of the flood tide, these are memories of Manderley that will not be denied.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
