falling tide

collocation in English

meaningsoffallingandtide

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falling
adjective
uk
/ˈfɔː.lɪŋ/us
/ˈfɑː.lɪŋ/
If something is falling, it is becoming lower in size, amount, ...
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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 offallingandtidefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Surely the potential of the rising andfallingtideto provide energy must be enormous.
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Both vessels were grounded on an even keel this morning on thefallingtide.
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At 16:00 thefallingtideforced them to return to their former anchorage under fire from shore batteries.
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Currents can be strong, especially on afallingtide.
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A similar sequence is seen in reverse on afallingtide.
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One of the ships ran aground on afallingtideand came under fire from the shore.
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Generally a beach is wet duringfallingtide, because the sea sinks faster than the beach drains.
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It is highly tolerant of being deprived of oxygen (hypoxia), allowing it to cope with deoxygenated bottom waters or being stranded in small pools by thefallingtide.
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They would also have been used to carry supplies directly ashore during the six hours offallingtidewhen the barges were grounded.
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Birding is best on afallingtide.
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