tidal
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Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters.
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tidal wave
A channel in a tidal flat can see the deposition of a few metres of sediment in one day, while on the deep ocean floor each year only a few millimetres of sediment accumulate.
Additionally, red tides are not typically associated with tidal movement of water, hence the preference among scientists to use the term algal bloom.
According to the BBC, the half mile tidal range at Ryde gives a major advantage to hovercraft which can travel right up a beach and the Solent is the only place in Western Europe where there is a regular passenger service.
A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake rattled the Aegean Sea on Friday, killing at least 19 people across Turkey and Greece as buildings crashed down and tidal waves slammed islands and coastal areas.
All of the stauromedusae are found attached to either seaweed or rocky or other firm material on the bottom. citation Some species explicitly adapt to tidal flux.