tide gate

tide gate
Synonyms and related words:
aboideau, air lock, direct tide, dock gate, ebb, ebb and flow, ebb tide, flood, flood tide, flood-hatch, floodgate, flow, flux, flux and reflux, full tide, gate, head gate, high tide, high water, lock, lock gate, low tide, low water, lunar tide, neap, neap tide, opposite tide, penstock, refluence, reflux, rip, riptide, sluice, sluice gate, solar tide, spring tide, thalassometer, tidal amplitude, tidal current, tidal current chart, tidal flow, tidal range, tide, tide chart, tide gauge, tide race, tide rip, tidewater, tideway, water gate, weir|

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  • Tide gate — 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|gate — «TYD GAYT», noun. 1. a gate through which water flows when the tide is in one direction but which closes when the tide is in the other direction. 2. a channel in which a tidal current runs …   Useful english dictionary

  • tide gate — noun 1. : an opening through which water may flow freely when the tide sets in one direction but which closes automatically and prevents the water from flowing in the other direction 2. : a place where the tide runs with great velocity as if… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tide gate — 1. a gate through which water flows when the tide is in one direction and that closes automatically when the tide is in the opposite direction. 2. a restricted passage, as a strait, through which the tide flows swiftly. [1745 55] * * * …   Universalium

  • tide gate — noun a) An opening through which water may flow freely when the tide moves in one direction, but which closes automatically and prevents the water from flowing in the other direction. b) A place where the tide runs with great velocity, as through …   Wiktionary

  • tide gate — /ˈtaɪd geɪt/ (say tuyd gayt) noun a gate which admits water at flood tide and closes when the tide is at ebb …  

  • tide-gate — …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 day — 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 dial — 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

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