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tideway

or tide way

[ tahyd-wey ]

/ ˈtaɪdˌweɪ /

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noun

a channel in which a tidal current runs.

Origin of tideway

First recorded in 1620–30; tide¹ + way¹

Words nearby tideway

tidemark, tiderip, tides, tidewaiter, tidewater, tideway, tidings, tidy, tidytips, tie, tie bar

Example sentences from the Web for tideway

Hushed though the voices were, each word fell distinct on her ear as the boats drew near and passed up the tideway.

The Mayor of Troy |Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Then, as the fishermen say, the tideway is ‘all of a paffle.’

A Floating Home |Cyril Ionides
This sea breeze blew true and warm all the afternoon, and when it met the ebb the tideway was all sparkling till the evening.

A Floating Home |Cyril Ionides
So without climbing out from under the high banks of the creek he splashed out into the tideway, and started back.

A Thane of Wessex |Charles W. Whistler

Now the writer was known to be an ally of Kelley (who usually accompanied him when training on the tideway for sculling races).

Boating |W. B. Woodgate

British Dictionary definitions for tideway

tideway

/ (ˈtaɪdˌweɪ) /

noun

a strong tidal current or its channel, esp the tidal part of a river