"tidal current" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tidal currents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tidal current (plural tidal currents)
  1. (nautical) The flow of water caused by the rise and fall of the tide. Categories (topical): Nautical, Oceanography, Tides, Water Translations (flow of water caused by tide): tidevandsstrøm [common-gender] (Danish), vuorovesivirtaus (Finnish), Gezeitenstrom [masculine] (German), tidevannsstrøm [masculine, usually] (Norwegian Bokmål), tidvasstraum [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-tidal_current-en-noun-XbUVIF0D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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