flood_tide | ||
1. | [ noun ] the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding | |
Synonyms: | climax | |
Examples: | : "the climax of the artist's career" "in the flood tide of his success" |
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Related terms: | juncture culminate | |
2. | [ noun ] (astronomy) the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) | |
Synonyms: | rising_tide | |
Related terms: | ebbtide tide flood | |
Similar spelling: |
flood_out flooded flotation floodhead |