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What does ebb tide mean?

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Noun
  1. The period between high tide and the next low tide in which the sea is receding.
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We passed the immense coastal inlet where at ebb tide dead rats and rusting machinery are visible.
If the ground you are casting onto has areas of broken rocky ground or shallow reef, then fish will feed through the ebb tide as well.
The long ebb tide in markets may already be on the turn after a fall of more than 30 months' duration.
He's a successful, distinguished photographer who has reached the ebb tide of disillusion in his life and career.
The base of the cliff is heavily undercut, so you certainly do not want to be here on a stormy day or when a full spring ebb tide is running.
Visibility is better at high tide, as the ebb tide brings down silt from the river.

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