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tide
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[ noun ] (astronomy) the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
Used in print (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)The chevaux_de_frise , those sharp stakes and barriers around the fort at the Battery , pointed to a conflict between the town and sea_power rolling in glassy swells as the tide came_in . |
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[ noun ] something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)
Examples "a rising tide of popular interest" Related terms |
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[ verb ] be carried with the tide
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[ noun ] there are usually two high and two low tides each day
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