Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Tidal

Tidal , adjective

Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters.
The tidal wave of deeper souls Into our inmost being rolls, And lifts us unawares Out of all meaner cares. — Longfellow
Collocations (3)
Tidal air (Physiology) , the air which passes in and out of the lungs in ordinary breathing. It varies from twenty to thirty cubic inches.
Tidal basin , a dock that is filled at the rising of the tide.
Tidal wave , (a) See Tide wave, under Tide. Compare 4th Bore. (b) A vast, swift wave caused by an earthquake or some extraordinary combination of natural causes. It rises far above high-water mark and is often very destructive upon low-lying coasts.