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11Rising Tide (Jean Thesman novel) — infobox Book | name = Rising Tide title orig = translator = image caption = author = Jean Thesman illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Historical novel publisher = Viking Juvenile release date …
12mud|flat — «MUHD FLAT», noun, or mud flat, a stretch of muddy land left uncovered at low tide: »In twisting creeks and inlets, on bird haunted mudflats,…the sea anglers will soon forgather (Sunday Times) …
13To fall flat — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …
14mud flat — (not preferred use tidal flat) A relatively level area of fine grained material (e.g., silt) along a shore (as in a sheltered estuary) or around an island, alternately covered and uncovered by the tide or covered by shallow water, and barren… …
15sand flat — /ˈsænd flæt/ (say sand flat) noun a flat expanse of sand exposed at low tide in a river or estuary. Also, sandflat …
16reef flat — the area between a fringing reef and the shoreline. Covered by water at high tide but has little or no water at low tide …
17flood-tidal delta flat — The relatively flat, dominant component of the flood tidal delta. At extreme low tide this landform may be exposed for a relatively short period (modified from Boothroyd et al., 1985). SSS …
18tidal flat — An extensive, nearly horizontal, barren or sparsely vegetated tract of land that is alternately covered and uncovered by the tide, and consists of unconsolidated sediment (mostly clays, silts and/or sands and organic materials). Compare:… …
19tidal flat — the surface exposed only at low tide …
20neap — Synonyms and related words: couchant, crouched, dead low water, debased, depressed, direct tide, ebb, ebb and flow, ebb tide, flat, flood, flood tide, flow, flux, flux and reflux, full tide, high tide, high water, knee high, knocked flat, laid… …
