Ebb tide, the outflow of the water due to the tides.
Flood tide, the inflow of the water due to the tides.
Lee tide, the set of the current to leeward.
Weather tide, the set of the current to windward.
Tide. The rise and fall of the water of the oceans under the influence of the moon. Used customarily, but inaccurately, to express the currents produced by the changes of level.
High tide, or high water, the two highest levels of the day.
Low tide, or low water, the two lowest.
Neap tide: the least rise and fall during the lunar month.
Spring tide: the greatest rise and fall during the same, being soon after full and change of moon.
Trade, the. A term applied to a body of merchant vessels, to or from a particular destination.