The lineal descendant of the Anglo-Saxon ep-flod, meaning the falling reflux of the tide, or its return back from the highest of the flood, full sea, or high water. Also termed sæ-æbbung, sea-ebbing, by our progenitors.
·noun The European bunting. II. Ebb ·vt To cause to flow back. III. Ebb ·adj Receding; going out; ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·- The reflux of tide water; the retiring tide; — opposed to flood tide. ...
The receding or running out of the sea, in contradistinction to flood. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The sea-line of beach left dry by the tide. ...
See falling tide ...
The falling tide. ...