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Definition of Tidal current
1. Noun. The water current caused by the tides.
Group relationships: Tide
Specialized synonyms: Aegir, Bore, Eager, Eagre, Tidal Bore
Generic synonyms: Current, Stream
Definition of Tidal current
1. Noun. (nautical) The flow of water caused by the rise and fall of the tide. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tidal Current
Literary usage of Tidal current
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shore Processes and Shoreline Development by Douglas Wilson Johnson (1919)
"A few yards out from the same shore, in water of moderate depth, a tidal current
may sweep with irresistible force, while the wave current will be too ..."
2. Shore Processes and Shoreline Development by Douglas Wilson Johnson (1919)
"A few yards out from the same shore, in water of moderate depth, a tidal current
may sweep with irresistible force, while the wave current will be too ..."
3. The American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of Navigation and by Nathaniel Bowditch, George Wood Logan (1906)
"... but also the direction and force of the tidal current. When traversing waters
in which the depth exceeds the vessel's draft by but a small margin, ..."
4. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1883)
"This small permanent residual tidal current acts in a direction opposed to the
earth's rotation, and lengthens the sidereal day. Let us proceed to calculate ..."
5. The Speed and Power of Ships: A Manual of Marine Propulsion by David Watson Taylor (1910)
"If there were no variations of tidal current between runs both methods above
described ... Now, when the tidal current is at a maximum, whether ebb or flow, ..."
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