incoming tide

collocation in English

meaningsofincomingandtide

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incoming
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɪnˌkʌm.ɪŋ/us
/ˈɪnˌkʌm.ɪŋ/
arriving at or coming towards ...
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tide
noun
uk
/taɪd/us
/taɪd/
the rise and fall of the sea that happens twice ...
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(Definition ofincomingandtidefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Turning to volume, there is a perpetualincomingtideof tax law.
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We have seen theincomingtideof substitute fuels.
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Where selective financial assistance has been given, the taxpayers' money will simply pour down the drain if mills are forced to close against theincomingtideof imports.
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Research shows that the barrage would assist in flood prevention because it would break the link between a highincomingtideand heavy rain flowing down the river.
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When he sees the shoal of fish coming in on theincomingtidehe gives a signal to the boatman to pull away and pull the net around him.
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On anincomingtide, while not dangerous, the ground generally gives the impression of opening slightly, and a person walking round these creeks could tire fairly quickly.
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The water which rushes down to the sea, meeting theincomingtide, is bound to cause large portions of the country to be inundated.
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The tendency undoubtedly will be that the police view—because they are the men operating these powers—as to what is reasonable or not will, like theincomingtide, slowly take over.
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The horse-drawn wagons moved too slowly for theincomingtide, and many were lost.
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The race was shortened by two laps because of anincomingtide.
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Lightening the ship and re-floating it during anincomingtideeventually saved it.
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People and cars have been occasionally trapped by theincomingtide.
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On theincomingtide, the creek fills to near capacity.
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The hull was opened to theincomingtide.
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The ship was stuck for over nine hours while awaiting theincomingtide.
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The lovers are to be left chained as theincomingtidegradually fills the cave.
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The river flow volume from six rivers typically exceeds the volume of theincomingtide.
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It can also be thought of as the volume of theincomingtideplus the river discharge.
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Documents from 1588 suggest that the gates opened automatically when theincomingtidereached a level with the river above them.
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