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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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But this year, he'll be cut down, along with more than 100 others, as part of a project to rebuild and raise the sea walls around D.C's tidal basin.
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Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
The basin’s waters, which connect to the Potomac River, are subject to the same tidal flows as Earth’s oceans, which are gradually rising due to melting ice and the expansion of warming seawater.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Coastal Maine Botanical Garden Photo: Getty Images Set along nearly a mile of tidal saltwater frontage, Coastal Maine Botanical Garden is the largest in New England and sits on more than 300 acres.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
The settlement of the seawalls and rising sea levels mean that water flows over portions of the seawalls twice a day during normal tidal conditions.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Kayak along Salt Run, the estuarine tidal marsh, or hike the Ancient Dunes Nature Trail, which loops through a maritime hammock and four miles of beach.
—Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Over the course of 27 tracks, Beyoncé summons a small pantheon of country legend co-signers (Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Linda Martell) and grants what amounts to tidal force to a new wave of Black country talents (including Tiera Kennedy, Tanner Adell and Brittney Spencer).
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
The plan quickly went awry, however, and Cook ended up face down in a tidal pool.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The mean tidal current speed is 1.94 feet per second averaged across the whole tide cycle but would be faster at some times of the month than others and generally would be faster in mid-channel than along banks.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2024
Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
The basin’s waters, which connect to the Potomac River, are subject to the same tidal flows as Earth’s oceans, which are gradually rising due to melting ice and the expansion of warming seawater.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Coastal Maine Botanical Garden Photo: Getty Images Set along nearly a mile of tidal saltwater frontage, Coastal Maine Botanical Garden is the largest in New England and sits on more than 300 acres.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
The settlement of the seawalls and rising sea levels mean that water flows over portions of the seawalls twice a day during normal tidal conditions.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Kayak along Salt Run, the estuarine tidal marsh, or hike the Ancient Dunes Nature Trail, which loops through a maritime hammock and four miles of beach.
—Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Over the course of 27 tracks, Beyoncé summons a small pantheon of country legend co-signers (Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Linda Martell) and grants what amounts to tidal force to a new wave of Black country talents (including Tiera Kennedy, Tanner Adell and Brittney Spencer).
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
The plan quickly went awry, however, and Cook ended up face down in a tidal pool.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The mean tidal current speed is 1.94 feet per second averaged across the whole tide cycle but would be faster at some times of the month than others and generally would be faster in mid-channel than along banks.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 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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