ebb tide
Americannoun
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the reflux of the tide or the tide at ebb; ebb.
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The period between high tide and low tide during which water flows away from the shore.
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Also called falling tide
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Compare flood tide See more at tide
Etymology
Origin of ebb tide
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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For the first four hours, she was lucky: An ebb tide carried her about 10 miles.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024
In coasts with large tidal differences, water collects in "rock pools" that warm up quickly on the ebb tide before the next flood washes in with colder seawater.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024
They served separately at an ebb tide of postwar American power in the early 1970s, witnesses to defeat abroad and malaise at home.
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2020
Some years, it feels like weirdness and experimentation in the Seattle theater/performance world is at an ebb tide.
From Seattle Times • May 31, 2019
There were fish to be had on the ebb tide, too, though nowhere near as many.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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