tidal basin

noun

A type of basin, usually provided for shipping, where the tide rises and falls, without a constant depth of water.

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Meanings

nountidal basin (plural tidal basins)

plural tidal basins

  1. A type of basin, usually provided for shipping, where the tide rises and falls, without a constant depth of water.

    Today, Heysham is one of the busiest of Lancashire's smaller ports, with a tidal basin of 36 acres, and a depth of 45½ ft. and 17 ft. at high and low water respectively on spring tides.

    1954 October, “Fifty Years at Heysham”, in Railway Magazine, page 664
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