tideland

[ tahyd-land ]
/ ˈtaɪdˌlænd /
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noun

land alternately exposed and covered by the ordinary ebb and flow of the tide.
Often tidelands. submerged offshore land within the territorial waters of a state or nation.

Origin of tideland

First recorded in 1795–1805; tide1 + land

Words nearby tideland

tide-bound, tide-gauge, tide-generating force, tide-rip, tidehead, tideland, tideline, tidemark, tiderip, tides, tidewaiter

Words related to tideland

flat, wetlands

Example sentences from the Web for tideland

  • The tideland spruce is the most important lumber tree in Alaska.

    Trees Worth Knowing |Julia Ellen Rogers

British Dictionary definitions for tideland

tideland
/ (ˈtaɪdˌlænd) /

noun

US land between high-water and low-water marks