tiderace

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noun

A fast-moving tidal current forced through a narrow channel or around an obstruction, creating turbulent water conditions with waves, eddies, and strong currents.

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Meanings

nountiderace (plural tideraces)

plural tideraces

  1. A fast-moving tidal current forced through a narrow channel or around an obstruction, creating turbulent water conditions with waves, eddies, and strong currents.

    “We bore our naked swords in our hands, thinking to use them against whales as we struggled up through the tideraces of the coves.”

    1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 27

    Synonyms: tidal race

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fast-moving tidal current forced through a narrow channel or around an obstruction, creating turbulent water conditions with waves, eddies, and strong currents.

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tidal race

Origin

From tide + race.

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APA

tiderace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiderace

MLA

“tiderace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiderace. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tiderace,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiderace.

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