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tideraces

tideraces is the plural of tiderace.

Meaning of tiderace

Noun

tiderace (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

Questions about tideraces

What is tideraces the plural of?
Tideraces is the plural of tiderace.

Words near tideraces in the dictionary

  1. tidepool
  2. tidepooling
  3. tidepools
  4. tider
  5. tiderace
  6. tideraces
  7. tiderip
  8. tiderips
  9. tiders
  10. tides
  11. tides over

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