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TIDAL STREAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tidal stream mean?
• TIDAL STREAM (noun)
The noun TIDAL STREAM has 1 sense:
1. a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream
Familiarity information: TIDAL STREAM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
tidal river; tidal stream; tidewater river; tidewater stream
Hypernyms ("tidal stream" is a kind of...):
stream; watercourse (a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth)
Holonyms ("tidal stream" is a part of...):
tidewater (low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams)
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