Phrase guide

flood tide

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The period between low tide and the next high tide of the sea as the water flows toward the shore.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The highest point of something; a climax.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) -Shakespeare

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flood, rising tide

Antonyms: ebbtide

Broader terms: tide

4

noun

Meaning 4

the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the climax of the artist's career
  • in the flood tide of his success

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: climax

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: juncture, occasion

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: জোৱাৰ (züar) — period when sea is rising
  • Bengali: জোয়ার (jōẇar) — period when sea is rising
  • Catalan: flux — period when sea is rising
  • Catalan: marea entrant — period when sea is rising
  • Dutch: vloed — period when sea is rising
  • Finnish: nousuvesi — period when sea is rising
  • Finnish: vuoksi — period when sea is rising
  • French: flux — period when sea is rising
  • French: marée montante — period when sea is rising
  • Ancient Greek: πλημμύρα (plēmmúra) — period when sea is rising
  • Ancient Greek: πλήμη (plḗmē) — period when sea is rising
  • Hindi: ज्वार (jvār) — period when sea is rising
  • Māori: tai pari — period when sea is rising
  • Māori: tai mapu — period when sea is rising
  • Marathi: भरती (bhartī) — period when sea is rising
  • Polish: przypływ — period when sea is rising
  • Russian: прили́в (prilív) — period when sea is rising
  • Spanish: flujo — period when sea is rising
  • Spanish: marea creciente — period when sea is rising
  • Spanish: estuación — period when sea is rising