tidal stream
Tide-driven water movement
A tidal stream is a current of water caused by the rise and fall of tides, flowing in one direction during flood tide and reversing during ebb.
The term appears most often in nautical contexts, where understanding tidal streams is essential for navigation: The tidal stream runs strongest through the narrow channel.
Distinguished from ocean currents, which flow continuously in one direction.
- watercourseChannel for flowing liquid
- tidewaterOcean-influenced coastal water
- ebb and flowCyclical rise and decline
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- flowUnbroken forward movement
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