ebb tide

ebb tide
noun
1. : the tide while ebbing or at ebb — opposed to flood tide
2. : a period or state of decline

civilization at its ebb tide

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the reflux of the tide or the tide at ebb; ebb.
[1830-40]

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ebb tide,
the flowing of the tide away from the shore. Ebb tide occurs twice every 24 hours in most parts of the world.

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noun, pl ⋯ tides [count]
1 : the tide while it is flowing outward from the land
2 : a low point or condition

the empire's ebb tide


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