ebbing tide

collocation in English

meaningsofebbandtide

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ebb
noun
uk
/eb/us
/eb/
the tide when it is moving away from ...
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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 ofebbandtidefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I come to the third feature of theebbingtide, and that was the blind movement towards complete disarmament.
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It is anebbingtide; it is not a tide that is going to give us much opportunity.
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We have still got the tide, but it is anebbingtide.
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We are still only swimming slowly against a stronglyebbingtide, which is sweeping the whole industry towards destruction.
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Ships leaving the harbour set out at the high tide, and floated down to the sea with theebbingtide.
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This species is sometimes stranded on land by theebbingtide, but can survive out of water for hours.
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These used theebbingtideto carry them back down the river.
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Where there are strong tidal currents, grey reef sharks move against the water: towards the shore with theebbingtideand back out to sea with the rising tide.
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The team contested the speed as certified, due to a 0.35kn km/h adjustment to the recorded speed to compensate for anebbingtideduring the record run.
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Ebbingtideflows to the southeast (130 average bearing), at an average speed of 0.7 knots, and a maximum of 1 knot.
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Next they towed downstream a raft of about 1820 feet square and covered with combustible material, expecting theebbingtideto carry it ablaze to the boats.
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Failure of the navy divers and patrol launches to find the wrecked plane is attributed to the fastebbingtiderunning between 11 and 12 o; clock yesterday.
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In a river estuary, large amounts of silt are deposited by the ebbing tides and inflowing rivers.
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