tidal stream
11Tidal bore — Aegir redirects here. For the mythological figure, see Ægir. For the moon of Saturn, see Aegir (moon). The tidal bore in Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska A tidal bore (or simply bore in context, or also aegir, eagre, or eygre) is a tidal phenomenon in… …
12Tidal wave — Tide Tide, n. [AS. t[=i]d time; akin to OS. & OFries. t[=i]d, D. tijd, G. zeit, OHG. z[=i]t, Icel. t[=i]?, Sw. & Dan. tid, and probably to Skr. aditi unlimited, endless, where a is a negative prefix. [root]58. Cf. {Tidings}, {Tidy}, {Till}, prep …
13tidal current — noun the water current caused by the tides • Syn: ↑tidal flow • Hypernyms: ↑current, ↑stream • Hyponyms: ↑tidal bore, ↑bore, ↑eagre, ↑aegir …
14tidal flow — noun the water current caused by the tides • Syn: ↑tidal current • Hypernyms: ↑current, ↑stream • Hyponyms: ↑tidal bore, ↑bore, ↑eagre, ↑aegir …
15tidal basin — an artificial body of water open to a river, stream, etc., subject to tidal action. [1855 60] * * * …
16tidal basin — tid′al ba sin n. civ geo an artificial body of water open to a river, stream, etc., subject to tidal action • Etymology: 1855–60 …
17tidal waters — Waters in which the tide ebbs and flows. Chamberlain v Hemingway, 63 Conn 1, 27 A 239. Perhaps all salt waters. Water coming in from the sea because of the rising tide. Waters which rise and fall with the tides of the sea. It is the rise and fall …
18Shrouded tidal turbine — An emerging tidal stream technology is the shrouded tidal turbine enclosed in a Venturi shaped shroud or duct producing a sub atmosphere of low pressure behind the turbine, allowing the turbine to operate at higher efficiency (than the Betz limit …
19Severn Tidal Power Feasibility Study — is the name of a UK Government project looking at the possibility of using the huge tidal range in the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel to generate electricity. The tidal range in the Severn Estuary is the second highest in the world and can… …
20tidewater stream — noun a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream • Syn: ↑tidal river, ↑tidewater river, ↑tidal stream • Hypernyms: ↑stream, ↑watercourse • Part Holonyms: ↑tidewater …
