It rises far above high-water mark and is often very destructive upon low-lying coasts.įrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.įrom WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. adjective A vast, swift wave caused by an earthquake or some extraordinary combination of natural causes.adjective a dock that is filled at the rising of the tide.It varies from twenty to thirty cubic inches. adjective (Physiol.) the air which passes in and out of the lungs in ordinary breathing.adjective Of or pertaining to tides caused by tides having tides periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing.Figuratively, a wide-spread or general manifestation of strong feeling or sentiment: as, a tidal wave of popular indignation.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.Dependent on the tides: as, a tidal steamer (that is, a steamer the hour of whose departure is regulated by the state of the tide) tidal trains (that is, trains that run in connection with tidal steamers).Of or pertaining to a tide or the tides subject to or characterized by a periodical rise and fall or ebb and flow: as, a tidal river tidal waters a tidal basin.

adjective Dependent on or scheduled by the time of high tide.adjective Relating to or affected by tides.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

Def of tidal heating