the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success"
the flood tide diminishes shoreline beaches by slowly advancing forward from the sea, bay, or ocean.
The portion of the tide cycle between low water and the following high water. It is sometimes called "rising tide".
the rising or run-in tide.
rising tide. The opposite is an ebb tide.
The tidal current associated with the increase in the height of a tide; the opposite of ebb current. See flood current.
Flood Tide is an action-adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 14th book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt. He must rescue illegal immigrants from a Chinese warlord and locate the bones of the Peking Man, a mythical being.
