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Tides are the rise and
fall of sea
levels caused by the
combined effects of the
gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much
lesser extent...
- by jetties.
During these falling and
ebbing tides, a
riptide can
carry a
person far offs****. For example, the
ebbing tide at Shinne****
Inlet in Southampton...
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which had run aground. However, the
action was
halted by
darkness and
falling tide, so
Virginia retired to take care of her few wounded—which
included her...
- The
Alabama Crimson Tide football program represents the
University of
Alabama (variously Alabama, UA, or Bama) in the
sport of
American football. The...
- and
refined composition of Swim
Against the
Tide and Good at
Falling. Bain's
debut album Good at
Falling was
praised by its
critics for its dark, heartfelt...
- as far as
possible by the tugs and anc****d, so as to
settle on the
falling tide,
their troops unloading some
hours later than
those on the
powered barges...
- [citation needed]
slack tide The
period between rising tide and
falling tide, or the
period between falling tide and
rising tide when
there is no tidal-induced...
-
unsuited to
tidewater ports because it
could not
adjust for
rising and
falling tides,
although one was used in New York City. The
Hulett was
invented by...
- the 'stand of the
tide',
which is when
tide levels 'stand' at a
maximum or
minimum (i.e., at that
moment in time, not
rising or
falling). Some localities...
-
sluice gates that open on the
falling tide to
drain freshwater from the
agricultural marshlands and
close on the
rising tide to
prevent seawater from entering...
