The motions generated by the joint influence of the sun and moon; and by the rotatory and orbital course of the earth, as developed in trade-winds, equinoctial gales, &c.
·adj Existing in the atmosphere. II. Atmospherical ·adj Dependent on the atmosphere. III. Atmosphe...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A term from the Ang.-Sax. nepflods. They are but medium tides, in respect to their opposites, the sp...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Full tides. ...
The amount of progress a ship has made during a favourable tide. Also, a period of necessary labour ...
Implying that the work of three days is done in two, or at least two tides' work in twenty-four hour...