Ebb-tide: the falling tide, part of the tidal cycle between high water and the next low water.

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The staff's ebb-tide morale was palpable, and the guests' complaining all too audible.

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Ebb-tide delta: an accretionary deposit of sand found on the seaward side of an inlet and usually formed by tidal currents.

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As the tide rises, a flood-tidal current moves in one direction and as the tide falls, the ebb-tidal current moves in the opposite direction.

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