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    tidal
    [ adj ]
    of or relating to or caused by tides
    <adj.pert>
    tidal wave


    Tidal \Tid"al\, a.
    Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides;
    periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as,
    tidal waters.

    The tidal wave of deeper souls
    Into our inmost being rolls,
    And lifts us unawares
    Out of all meaner cares. --Longfellow.

    {Tidal air} (Physiol.), the air which passes in and out of
    the lungs in ordinary breathing. It varies from twenty to
    thirty cubic inches.

    {Tidal basin}, a dock that is filled at the rising of the
    tide.

    {Tidal wave}.
    (a) See {Tide wave}, under {Tide}. Cf. 4th {Bore}.
    (b) A vast, swift wave caused by an earthquake or some
    extraordinary combination of natural causes. It rises far
    above high-water mark and is often very destructive upon
    low-lying coasts.

    1. Typhoon Ruby roared across the Philippines today with heavy rain and winds topping 100 mph, causing mud slides and tidal surges that left thousands homeless. Officials said at least 13 people died.
    2. Jones' repairs have withstood eight hurricanes, absorbing the force of tidal surges that otherwise would have hit coastal communities unchecked.
    3. Metzenbaum acknowledged he's up against a "political tidal wave," but said he felt obliged to wade in. "I would hope the Congress would have backbone and will not try to change the Bill of Rights," he said.
    4. It would level buildings for several hundred miles and would create giant tidal waves, Cooke said.
    5. I like it all quite well." The tidal wave of democracy sweeping Eastern Europe is creating static for the U.S. government's two major radio stations, whose mission is to beam the virtues of freedom into lands that have none.
    6. The earthquake was felt at Shemya Air Force Base, near Attu in the sparsely populated Aleutian chain, but was not large enough to generate a tidal wave, also called a tsunami, officials said.
    7. In 1985, a hurricane and tidal way swept away 20,000 lives.
    8. Even before yesterday's New York plunge, a tidal wave of selling had engulfed many Asian markets.
    9. In just a matter of seconds Sunday, the city's first skyscraper disintegrated in a flash of flame, a loud rumble and a billowing tidal wave of smoke and dust.
    10. This end of the market is being kept low by the the tidal wave of re-possessions coming up for sale. Whatever they may claim, measures taken by the Government and the mortgage lenders have done little to stem this tide.
    11. He based his projection on unusually high tidal forces, which he claims trigger earthquakes.
    12. Undersea earthquakes sometimes result in tidal waves, but McCue and Ms. Clifton said there was no evidence one had occurred.
    13. "If investment is not made and jobs are not created in Mexico, the United States could face a tidal wave of illegal immigration," Bradley warned.
    14. There was no danger of tidal waves nor any reports of death, injury or damages, according to the agency.
    15. Hence, the gravitational and tidal effect of Mars, for instance, are supposed to influence the life of a child, he said.
    16. He based the projection on unusually high tidal action.
    17. Browning, 72, an inventor and climate consultant, bases his projection on a convergence of tidal forces, which he believes can put stress on earthquake faults.
    18. China have lost its good-heartedness." The strongest earthquake to hit Hawaii in six years shook a sparsely populated area of Hawaii Island already ravaged by lava, destroying two homes and generating a small tidal wave.
    19. It was not strong enough to generate a tsunami, or tidal wave, he added.
    20. Heaton said early warning systems are used in Japan to predict tidal waves after an earthquake and to turn off gas and transportation systems when a quake occurs.
    21. Water is the main threat for low-lying Charleston, where a tidal surge would swamp the cobblestone streets and lower floors of the elegant houses facing Fort Sumter, said Peter Sparks, a professor of civil engineering at Clemson University.
    22. The collision, with the estimated power of 70 million one-megaton bombs, could have kicked up 3-mile-high tidal waves and a sparked a worldwide firestorm.
    23. "Everbody's felt it," Jorgenson said. "We received calls from Homer, Kenai, Palmer and Anchorage." He said there was no danger of a tsunami _ tidal waves that can be generated by quakes.
    24. As courts in other states followed suit, residential lenders worried that a tidal wave of cramdowns would ensue.
    25. In New Jersey, the tidal wave that gave Republicans a veto-proof majority in both houses of the legislature was almost solely a reaction against Governor Jim Florio's tax increases.
    26. He based his projections on tidal forces, which will be particularly strong at that time.
    27. He yearned for "oceans of books and rivers of information." He got himself a tidal wave by persuading Congress to move the Copyright Office from Interior to the Library.
    28. Financial Futures Exchange "Given the tidal wave of support for the war, most of this legislation will pass with great ease," said Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.).
    29. "It's hardly a tidal wave," says Christopher Davis, the president of the Investment Partnership Association.
    30. But he is under pressure to produce results to counter a tidal wave of calls for his resignation from both right and left.
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