tidal current

collocation in English

meaningsoftidalandcurrent

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tidal
adjective
uk
/ˈtaɪ.dəl/us
/ˈtaɪ.dəl/
relating to ...
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current
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkʌr.ənt/us
/ˈkɝː.ənt/
a movement of water, air, or electricity in a ...
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(Definition oftidalandcurrentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Such a situation may occur, for example, with waves riding on atidalcurrent.
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They are also about the excellent resource that we have in thetidalcurrent.
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The strait has a very strongtidalcurrent, making travel difficult and dangerous.
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During the neap tide, when thetidalcurrentstrength is weakest, smaller quantities of finer grains are deposited.
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The salmon come in with thetidalcurrentwhich, once the tide starts to come in, can be extreme.
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Greater tidal variation and highertidalcurrentvelocities can dramatically increase the potential of a site for tidal electricity generation.
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The only exception is the deep mouth, where a gut is located which is naturally dredged bytidalcurrent.
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Water can be supplied by diversion from a nearby river,tidalcurrent, electric pumps, or a combination.
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This area has a very strongtidalcurrent, which can travel up to 4 m/s (8 knots) in spring tides.
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At three points along the line of the dam there were deeper underwater trenches where thetidalcurrentwas much stronger than elsewhere.
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It has a significanttidalcurrentand is exposed to strong northerly winds.
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Renewable energy refers to both solar, wind,tidalcurrent, wave and conventional hydro technology.
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The interruption oftidalcurrentby the causeway led to a considerable increase in sedimentation on both side of the dam.
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A tidal stream (ortidalcurrent) is an alternating horizontal movement of water associated with the rise and fall of the tide caused by tide-producing forces.
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Christoverson's inability to swim, combined with a strongtidalcurrentand rough seas, led to him quickly beginning to sink.
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Mullen, who could not swim, was being swept away by a strongtidalcurrent.
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The term ebb jet would be used for atidalcurrentleaving an enclosed tidal area, and flood jet for the equivalenttidalcurrententering it.
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In recent time, his research interests have focused on safety issues of marine vehicles, green ship by design, and renewable energy fromtidalcurrentand ocean waves.
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Similarly, in fjords, solitary waves generated by tidal flow over a sill propagate into the fjord in the presence of strong tidal currents.
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