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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tidal \Tid"al\, a.
     Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides;
     periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as,
     tidal waters.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The tidal wave of deeper souls
           Into our inmost being rolls,
           And lifts us unawares
           Out of all meaner cares.                 --Longfellow.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Tidal air (Physiol.), the air which passes in and out of
        the lungs in ordinary breathing. It varies from twenty to
        thirty cubic inches.
  
     Tidal basin, a dock that is filled at the rising of the
        tide.
  
     Tidal wave.
     (a) See Tide wave, under Tide. Cf. 4th Bore.
     (b) A vast, swift wave caused by an earthquake or some
         extraordinary combination of natural causes. It rises far
         above high-water mark and is often very destructive upon
         low-lying coasts.
         [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tidal \Tid"al\, a.
     Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides;
     periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as,
     tidal waters.
  
           The tidal wave of deeper souls Into our inmost being
           rolls, And lifts us unawares Out of all meaner cares.
                                                    --Longfellow.
  
     Tidal air (Physiol.), the air which passes in and out of
        the lungs in ordinary breathing. It varies from twenty to
        thirty cubic inches.
  
     Tidal basin, a dock that is filled at the rising of the
        tide.
  
     Tidal wave.
     (a) See Tide wave, under Tide. Cf. 4th Bore.
     (b) A vast, swift wave caused by an earthquake or some
         extraordinary combination of natural causes. It rises far
         above high-water mark and is often very destructive upon
         low-lying coasts.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  tidal basin
       n : a basin that is full of water at high tide

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  tidal basin /tˈaɪdəl bˈeɪsən/
  Tidebecken 
        "Hörnum tidal basin"  - Hörnumer Tidebecken
   see: tidal basins

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]


  tidal basin /tˈaɪdəl bˈeɪsən/
  folyammedence

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