flood-tide
Incoming ocean surge
Flood-tide is the incoming tide, the period when water rises toward its highest point.
The term extends to any surging influx or peak moment: a flood-tide of emotion, the flood-tide of the revolution.
The opposite is ebb-tide.
Increase in size
- crestHighest point or tuft
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- billowSwell outward with air
- torrentViolent rushing flow
spate · rush · influx · flow · stream · current · rising · peak
Utmost height attained
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
- heightVertical extent upward
culmination · acme · heyday · crescendo · pinnacle · summit · crest · fullness
Severe overflow of water
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- engulfCompletely surround and cover
- saturateSoak to full capacity
immersion · awash · submersion · waterlog · inundate · floodplain · alluvium · siltation
Gradual retreat seaward
- neapTide of least range
- syzygyTrilinear celestial arrangement
- high-waterMaximum tidal reach
- slack-waterPause between tidal movements
swell
Increase in size
torrent · spate · rush · influx · flow · stream · current · rising · peak · fullness
peak
Utmost height attained
height · culmination · acme · heyday · crescendo · pinnacle · summit · crest · fullness · maximum
deluge
Severe overflow of water
saturate · immersion · awash · submersion · waterlog · inundate · floodplain · alluvium · siltation · floodwater
ebb
Gradual retreat seaward
- neapTide of least range
- syzygyTrilinear celestial arrangement
- high-waterMaximum tidal reach