Topic: OCEANOGRAPHY
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | ebba |
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ebb1
1 [singular] also ebb tideHEO the flow of the sea away from the shore, when the tide goes out [≠ flood tide]
3 a situation or state in which something increases and decreases in a kind of pattern : the ebb and flow of the conversation the ebb and flow of passengers in the station
ebb and flow
the ebb and flow of the conversationthe ebb and flow of passengers in the station