flood tide n the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding n the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) Synonym(s) climax flood rising tide Antonym(s) ebbtide
News & Articles flood tide Man swims 5-hours to rescue family John F. Riggs swam five hours in darkness and against a flood tide to make it to shore. July 15, 2013 - The Greenville News