1
a
: of, relating to, caused by, or having tides
tidal cycles
tidal erosion
b
: periodically rising and falling or flowing and ebbing
tidal waters
2
: dependent (as to the time of arrival or departure) upon the state of the tide
a tidal steamer
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At least 20 plunged into the Atlantic waters, where a strong tidal current threatened to pull them out to sea.
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CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
At least a dozen people floating in the water can be seen drifting away from the dock, pulled by a strong tidal current that threatened to drag them out to sea.
—Russ Bynum and Emily Wagster Pettus, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Crypto is a kind of tidal industry — with money flooding in during the booms and draining out during the busts.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
However, in areas where the parts of the glacier lift off the seabed and the ice begins to float, tidal action is pumping warmer sea water, at high pressure, as far as 10 kilometers (6 miles) under the ice.
—Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 20 Sep. 2024
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CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
At least a dozen people floating in the water can be seen drifting away from the dock, pulled by a strong tidal current that threatened to drag them out to sea.
—Russ Bynum and Emily Wagster Pettus, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Crypto is a kind of tidal industry — with money flooding in during the booms and draining out during the busts.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
However, in areas where the parts of the glacier lift off the seabed and the ice begins to float, tidal action is pumping warmer sea water, at high pressure, as far as 10 kilometers (6 miles) under the ice.
—Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Tidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tidal. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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tidal
adjective
tid·al
ˈtīd-ᵊl 
: of or relating to tides : rising and falling or flowing and ebbing at regular times
Medical Definition
tidal
adjective
tid·al
ˈtīd-ᵊl
: of, relating to, or constituting tidal air
interference with the normal tidal exchange of the lungs—F. R. Mautz & R. M. Hosler
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