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Definition of Tidal basin
1. Noun. A basin that is full of water at high tide.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tidal Basin
Literary usage of Tidal basin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"The system of docks and basins will begin with the tidal basin, entered from the
harbour by an opening 100 yards wide, aud having a depth of 30 feet of ..."
2. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"The Royal Victoria Dock opens into a tidal basin 10 acres in area, ... They comprise
a tidal basin, the entrance to which is 100 yards in width. ..."
3. Harbours and Docks: Their Physical Features, History, Construction by Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt (1885)
"The entrance to the new tidal basin was temporarily closed by a segmental ...
The works comprise a tidal basin open to the harbour and forming the entrance ..."
4. Harbours and Docks: Their Physical Features, History, Construction by Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt (1885)
"The entrance to the new tidal basin was temporarily closed by a segmental ...
The works comprise a tidal basin open to the harbour and forming the entrance ..."
5. Harbours and Docks: Their Physical Features, History, Construction by Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt (1885)
"The entrance to the new tidal basin was temporarily closed by a ... 5-) The Tidal
Basin has an area of 10 acres, and has been carried to a depth of 30 feet ..."
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