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Definition of Red tide
1. Noun. Seawater that is discolored by large numbers of certain dinoflagellates that produce saxitoxin.
Definition of Red tide
1. Noun. an algal bloom of sufficient quantity to cause discoloration (often red) in a body of water; red tides can potentially cause irritation or death to exposed creatures ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Tide
Literary usage of Red tide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Days of Sixty-three by Elizabeth Tilghman Brooke, United States Sanitary Commission (1864)
"0 sad and sickening days! then rose Unchecked the fearful din, Our last faint
hope of Peace was gone, And War's red tide rushed in. ..."
2. A Description and List of the Lighthouses of the World (1879)
"The red tide lt.. or red ball, from half flood to half ebt ............. la I
... 6b 94 lHI 1843 49 I 11 | 1857 | red tide light, when practicable | 5a | . ..."
3. U. S. Navy Diving Manual: Air DivingSports & (1999)
"Proliferation of these dinoflagel- lates during the warmest months of the year
produce a characteristic red tide. However, some dinoflagellate blooms are ..."
4. Design, Operation and Training Manual for an Intensive Culture Shrimp Hatchery by Granvil D. Treece, Joe M. Fox (1999)
"That observation and the circumstantial association of red tides and the BSX
syndrome in Mexico indicates that the importance of red-tide toxins to ..."
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