ebb tide

ebb′ tide`


n.
the reflux of the tide or the tide at ebb; ebb.
[1830–40]
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ebb tide

(ĕb)
The period between high tide and low tide, during which water flows away from the shore. Compare flood tide. See more at tide.
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Translations
جَزِر
ebbelavvande
Ebbe
marée descendante
útfall, fjara
fjære
alçalma akıntısı
落潮

ebb tide

nEbbe f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ebb tide

nmarea discendente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ebb

(eb)
1. (of the tide) to go out from the land. The tide began to ebb.
2. to become less. His strength was ebbing fast.
ebb tide
the ebbing tide. They sailed on the ebb tide.
at a low ebb
in a poor or depressed state. She was at a low ebb after the operation.
on the ebb
ebbing or getting less. His power is on the ebb.
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