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01. The children got trapped on a small rock in the middle of the water when the [tide] came in while they were playing.
02. When the [tide] is out, we can walk further along the beach.
03. I like to explore the beach when the [tide] is low.
04. An earthquake caused a [tidal] wave which destroyed a number of villages along the coast.
05. The [tidal] pools were full of starfish and other interesting ocean species.
06. The sandy beach extends way out into the bay when the [tide] is out.
07. Beware of strong [tides] when swimming in this area.
08. Chaucer wrote that, "Time and [tide] wait for no man."
09. The action of the ocean's [tide] is caused by the gravitational force of the moon.
10. The highest [tides] in the world are in the Bay of Fundy, where the [tides] can reach up to 20 meters or more.
11. Someone once joked that time, [tide] and bus drivers wait for no man.
12. The Jamaican police force have a record of loyal and honest service, despite the rising [tide] of crime and violence in the cities.
13. Low [tide] at the beach offers a great opportunity to turn over rocks, look under ledges and lift up seaweed to see the creatures living there.
14. Certain times of year have lower [tides] than others.
15. When the sun and moon are in line, they act together to produce exceptionally high and low [tides].
16. Here on the west coast of the U.S., the greatest [tidal] differences which occur average about four and a half meters.
17. France opened the world's first [tidal] power station in November of 1966.
18. Economic-development and family-planning programs have helped slow the [tide] of population growth threatening our planet.

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  • Tide — Tide, n. [AS. t[=i]d time; akin to OS. & OFries. t[=i]d, D. tijd, G. zeit, OHG. z[=i]t, Icel. t[=i]?, Sw. & Dan. tid, and probably to Skr. aditi unlimited, endless, where a is a negative prefix. [root]58. Cf. {Tidings}, {Tidy}, {Till}, prep.,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tide — (русск. Тайд)  торговая марка компании Procter Gamble, выпускающей под брендом Tide стиральные порошки, а также жидкие средства для стирки. Оборот торговой марки Tide превышает 1 млрд долларов США в год[1]. Содержание 1 История 2… …   Википедия

  • tide — tide1 [tīd] n. [ME, tide, time, season < OE tid, time; akin to Ger zeit < IE * dī , var. of base * da(i) , to part, divide up > TIME, Sans dāti, (he) cuts off, Gr dēmos, district, people] 1. Obs. a period of time: now only in combination …   English World dictionary

  • Tide — Tide, v. i. [AS. t[=i]dan to happen. See {Tide}, n.] 1. To betide; to happen. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] What should us tide of this new law? Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To pour a tide or flood. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) To work into or out of a river… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tide — (t[imac]d), v. t. To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream. [1913 Webster] They are tided down the stream. Feltham. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tide — est une marque de lessive américaine appartenant au géant Procter Gamble. Liens externes (en) Site officiel de Tide aux États Unis (fr) Site officiel de Tide au Canada Site officiel de Procter Gamble …   Wikipédia en Français

  • tide — Ⅰ. tide ► NOUN 1) the alternate rising and falling of the sea due to the attraction of the moon and sun. 2) a powerful surge of feeling or trend of events. ► VERB (tide over) ▪ help (someone) through a difficult period. DERIVATIVES tidal adject …   English terms dictionary

  • tide — index outflow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Tide — Sf Gezeiten per. Wortschatz ndd. (19. Jh.) Stammwort. Aus mndd. getide n., ti(d)e, das in hochdeutscher Form zu Gezeiten wird (Zeit). deutsch s. Zeit …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • tide — n flood, *flow, stream, current, flux …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Tide — ↑ Zeit …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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