Noun
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
Source: WordNetflood-tide
All in all, the language of the Macedones was a distinct and particular form of Greek, resistant to outside influnces and conservative in pronunciation. It remained so until the fourth century when it was almost totally submerged by the flood tide of standardized Greek. N.G.L. Hammond
the climax of the artist's career Source: Internet
in the flood tide of his success Source: Internet
a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune Source: Internet
And the assertion that an excessive flood-tide once occurred looks like a fabrication, for when the ocean is affected in this way it is subject to increases and diminutions, but these are regulated and periodical. Source: Internet
During ebb and flood tide current speed reaches about convert, flowing in opposite directions between ebb and flood. citation This swift current can lead to standing waves, large whirlpools, and roiling eddies. Source: Internet