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tidal

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tidal
1. relating to, characterized by, or affected by tides
2. dependent on the state of the tide
3. (of a glacier) reaching the sea and discharging floes or icebergs


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A gigantic eruption, like that of Krakatoa a few years ago, with the accompanying earthquakes, tidal waves, and clouds of volcanic dust, changes the face of the surrounding landscape beyond recognition, bringing down the high lands, elevating the low, making fair lakes where deserts had been, and deserts where green prairies had smiled before.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
The wedding-breakfast was hurried; the wedding-speeches were curtailed: there was no time to be wasted, if the young couple were to catch the tidal train.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
I perceived by this slowing down of its rising and setting that the work of the tidal drag was done.
The Time Machine by Wells, H.G. View in context
 
 
 
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