Flood-tide Sentence Examples
The uppermost lock is St John's, below Lechlade; the lowest is Richmond, but this is a half-tide lock, keeping the water above at a level corresponding to half that of flood tide.
It is therefore interpreted as a flood tide delta.
There was 12 feet of water with a strong flood tide.
Approaching Salter's Lode Lock somewhat fast to get steerage, as going with a serious flood tide.
It is said that a flood-tide, with a westerly wind, and ice in the Neva, would sweep St. Petersburg from the face of the earth.
Waiting in the bottom chamber for the flood tide to slack off.
Approaching Salter 's Lode Lock somewhat fast to get steerage, as going with a serious flood tide.
Whitebait are caught on the flood-tide from boats moored in from 3 to 5 fathoms of water.