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Definition of Tidal flow
1. Noun. The water current caused by the tides.
Group relationships: Tide
Specialized synonyms: Aegir, Bore, Eager, Eagre, Tidal Bore
Generic synonyms: Current, Stream
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tidal Flow
Literary usage of Tidal flow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The tidal flow into the Mersey amounts to ... The erection of any obstructions
to the tidal flow, such as sluices and weirs, increases the period of slack ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... and. by making the tidal flow extend as far up the river as possible to reduce
to a minimum the period of slack tide when deposit takes place. or ..."
3. A Treatise on Rivers and Canals: Relating to the Control and Improvement of by Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt (1882)
"Influence of tidal flow, and Fresh Water Discharge. Effect of Sluice Gates.
Effect of tidal flow on the Outlet. Influence of the Form of Tidal Channels. ..."
4. A Treatise on Rivers and Canals: Relating to the Control and Improvement of by Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt (1882)
"Influence of tidal flow, and Fresh Water Discharge. Effect of Sluice Gates.
Effect of tidal flow on the Outlet. Influence of the Form of Tidal Channels. ..."
5. The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering by David Stevenson (1872)
"Importance of tidal flow—Ita extent modified by circumstances—Tidal wave— Laws
of ita propagation—Tidal currents—Obstacles which operate in retarding tidal ..."
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