flood tide
flood tide · flood tides
повінь, потоп, повідь
прилив
Flut, Hochwasser, Überschwemmung
The period between low tide and the next high tide of the sea as the water flows…The period between low tide and the next high tide of the sea as the water flows toward the shore.
» The flood tide destroyed the sandcastle.
Die Flut zerstörte die Sandburg.
Meaning
2 sensesThe period between low tide and the next high tide of the sea as the water flows toward the shore.
прили́вprilív
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
(broadly)The highest point of something; a climax.
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
Examples
2 sentencesThe flood tide destroyed the sandcastle.
deDie Flut zerstörte die Sandburg. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
These lands are flooded at high tide.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
period when sea is rising:
Forms
plural: flood tides| Singular | flood tide |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide):floodrising tide
- the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding:climax