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