flood tide

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fluhd tahyd]
- /flʌd taɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fluhd tahyd]
- /flʌd taɪd/

Definitions of flood tide words

noun flood tide the inflow of the tide; rising tide. 1
noun flood tide the tide when it has risen from low to high water 0
noun flood tide the incoming or rising tide 0
noun flood tide The period between low tide and the next high tide in which the sea is rising. 0
noun flood tide (by extension) The highest point of something; a climax. 0

See all 5 definitions of flood tide

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Origin of flood tide

First appearance:

before 1710

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1710-20

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Flood tide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flood tide

flood tide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flood tide usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for flood tide

noun flood tide

flood — a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
high tide — the tide at its highest level of elevation.
high water — water at its greatest elevation, as in a river.

All 3 Synonyms of flood tide