WordNet
n. a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream [syn: tidal river, tidewater river, tidewater stream]
Wikipedia
A tidal stream can refer to two different phenomena:
- in marine science it refers to the currents associated with the tides, generally near a coastline or harbor
- in astrophysics it refers to the streams of stars and gas that result from the interaction of gas and star clusters with a galactic tide
Usage examples of "tidal stream".
Little by little the tidal stream slackened, the close-locked floes fell slightly apart, and under her full head of steam the ship began to forge ahead towards the open sea and safety.
We're on neaps but, with this north-easterly, the westerly tidal stream is bound to be running faster.
A tidal stream with a current so strong that it cut through other crosscurrents as they pulled the direction of the water every which way—.
This tidal stream was stronger than any force that any of the companions could exert on the oars.
Since it was high water, with no tidal stream, the Triton had been wind-rode, lying with her bow heading to me north-west.