"fore-flood" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fore-floods [plural], foreflood [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English foreflod, fore-flude, equivalent to fore- + flood. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|foreflod}} Middle English foreflod, {{prefix|en|fore|flood}} fore- + flood Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} fore-flood (usually uncountable, plural fore-floods)
  1. The period when the tide is rising; incoming tide. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: floodtide, high tide
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