| 单词 | tidal river |
| 例句 | Think of the boats on a tidal river; at low tide they are stuck in the mud. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In two day’s time they came to a broad tidal river where the bridge lay collapsed in the slow moving water. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It was low tide, and a tidal river flowed past us on its way to the sea. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z These shellfish inhabit the bottoms of bays and sounds and tidal rivers from New England to Texas and sheltered areas of the Pacific Coast. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z A tail smacked the water, and we turned too lazily to see whether it was a dolphin or one of the manatees that love these tidal rivers. On Cumberland Island, you don’t have to choose between roughing it and pampering yourself 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Alice Oswald, the poet, is taking us on her favourite walk – one she tries to do every day – to a point where two tidal rivers, the Dart and the Harbourne, converge. Alice Oswald on the Devonshire landscape: 'There's a terror in beauty' 2012-07-13T11:17:14Z The lush coastline just below the New South Wales-Queensland border is known as the Northern Rivers thanks to the tidal river system that snakes through it. 52 Places to Go in 2019 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z The expedition’s aim: to find a subterranean canyon where a tidal river washed over black sand fabulously rich in gold. An Old Hollywood actor created a treasure map. Could it be real? 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Beyond the cultivated areas, trails invite visitors deep into the Maine woods, along narrow paths through woods of towering spruce and pines, toward a tidal river with seagulls and ospreys. It’s time to slow down and appreciate nature’s tiny marvels 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Six years later, in 2013, Hull was hit by a different type of flood, when a storm surge combined with high spring tides to create record water levels along coastlines and in tidal rivers. COP26: Flooding lessons from Hull, a city below sea level 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Water can drain slowly into tidal rivers and tributaries, sometimes with nowhere to go during heavy rains and high tides. Virginia Beach confronts inescapable costs of rising seas 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Two centuries ago, New York’s and New Jersey’s bays, harbors and tidal rivers teemed with wild oysters that were shipped to restaurants in Paris and London and by barge along the Erie Canal. Oyster Farmers Who Feared Going Broke Brace for a ‘Bonkers’ Summer 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z Experts weren’t sure why the humpback swam up the muddy tidal river and didn’t migrate south to Antarctica for its annual feed. At least 25 whales dead and more than 200 stranded in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z "It is a tidal river here, bringing in sand and silt from the Humber, and we have all the water coming off the hills around Sheffield," Fred Turner, 71, told the BBC. What are the factors making floods worse? 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Sitting on the banks of two tidal rivers – the Potomac and the Anacostia – Washington DC is also essentially a delta city at growing risk of flooding as bursts of rainfall become more intense. How US cities are scrambling to protect people from extreme heat 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z An inquiry into the disaster ordered historic vessels on tidal rivers be brought up to modern safety standards. Marchioness boat safety changes 'not implemented' 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z And a roughly 40-mile stretch of the Cape Fear is a tidal river. ‘Nastiest I’ve Ever Seen It’: Residents Along Cape Fear River Brace for Record Floods 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z "The tidal river management is the only solution." As sea levels rise, Bangladeshi islanders must decide between keeping the water out—or letting it in 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z He bought an air mattress, inflated it, fashioned a wooden board into a paddle and set sail on the St Croix river, a tidal river 500 yards wide that sits between Maine and New Brunswick. 'Gallant' American jailed after floating across border into Canada 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z As I read, I could smell tidal river mud from that high First Love, Last Rites summer of 1971. Ian McEwan: when I was a monster 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z The tidal river that surrounds this spit of scrubby land has long functioned like a moat that rises and falls through the day. Pocahontas' tribe, the Pamunkey of Virginia, finally recognized by U.S. 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z The high waters were caused by a depression in the North Sea which sent a storm surge up the tidal river. The great flood of London 2014-02-16T00:25:53Z It encircles 80 square kilometers of land to create a massive "polder"—an artificial island surrounded by the vast tidal rivers that extend like thick tendrils from the nearby Bay of Bengal. As sea levels rise, Bangladeshi islanders must decide between keeping the water out—or letting it in 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z The warnings include the north and south Devon coasts, as well as tidal rivers such as the Torridge. Search resumes for missing teenager 2014-01-04T09:01:04Z With funding secured, the next challenge began - constructing 87 storeys on London clay next to a tidal river in a densely populated area. Shard stands tall against critics 2012-07-04T03:04:31Z Along the coast and in the tidal rivers the so-called sea-salmon is another source of gratification to the fly-fisher, for he rises freely, and the largest ones make quite a gallant rush when struck. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z The most common birds up these tidal rivers are the sheldrake. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z Godey leaned against the parapet of the broad bridge above the tidal river whereon the boys stood, as if the contemplation of so much energy ambitiously directed was too much for him. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z He wandered on past grey gateways of crumbling stone that marked the former banks of the old tidal river. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Sometimes, but rarely, one settles on a rail or stump of a tree close to the water in a tidal river. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Those governments are developing Watershed Implementation Plans, which aim to install by 2025 control measures to fully restore the bay and its tidal rivers. Oyster gardeners work to revive ailing Chesapeake Bay 2011-08-31T19:41:33Z But it could have been worse, said Joseph Sever, director of Cumberland County’s Office of Emergency Management — the rain fell on the tidal rivers and streams in the region at a fortunate time. As record rains recede from eastern half of US, flood warnings and concerns over runoff remain 2011-08-16T07:28:10Z Leon’s gaze strayed ahead to the solid white surface of the tidal river, stained with amber by the setting sun. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z If it were possible to imagine the waters of a tidal river rising and ebbing up and down this hollow these ledges would form its banks. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z In severe frosts it either flies farther south or repairs to tidal rivers and harbours. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z On the western shore of the Bay there are three peninsulas, or necks, carved out of Virginia's shoreline by the tidal rivers. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z It was no easy task to get men, guns, and stores ashore on the slippery mud banks of a broad tidal river, but the work was accomplished before sunset. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z Godey hugged himself and beamed over the wild noises of the night, and at the voice of the tidal river calling lustily. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z Little sandy spits were visible, far out from the shore, and only the white-topped posts marked the way of the tidal river out beyond the island of seagulls and sand. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z The little tidal river, Yar, rises within a few yards of the Channel and flows north, to the Solent. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z This Gannel is a tidal river flowing through a gorge in the hills, and it can be crossed at low tide by a plank bridge, while horse vehicles splash through the ford. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z His father once told him the Housatonic’s a tidal river. Steven Millhauser: “Getting Closer.” 2010-12-27T05:00:00Z He had prepared a fair map of a certain section of the marshy country near the tidal river. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z If long-continued frost prevail, most of the ducks resort to the estuaries and tidal rivers, or even leave these islands almost entirely. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z At Quebec, and for many miles above, the St. Lawrence is a tidal river. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical It is found in both the North and South Islands on sandy banks in harbours and in tidal rivers. Beautiful Shells of New Zealand An Illustrated Work for Amateur Collectors of New Zealand Marine Shells, with Directions for Collecting and Cleaning them They idly lay at anchor, or jogged barely enough to hold their own in the tidal river. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories Each eddying dimple in the tidal river shone like a star sapphire, while the broad, brackish channel wound in and out between the marshes with as many wriggles as a lively trout. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z Possibly survivors may still be seen on the upper part of the tidal river. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Up to Three Rivers, 330 miles from the sea, the St. Lawrence is a tidal river. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Graving docks are generally closed by ship caissons; but where they open direct on to a tidal river, and there is some exposure, gates are adopted, or sometimes sliding caissons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The old-fashioned ferry was a most picturesque feature of the tidal river, a large, flat-bottomed boat being worked on chains, which stretched from one bank to the other. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story They were much more interested in the prospect of pursuing acquaintance with the spotted harbor seal, once the floundering despot of the tidal river, now scarcer and more shy. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z The Atlantic Ocean was the medium of both; and the waves of the Atlantic beat into all the bays and tidal rivers of western Europe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" There can be no secure harbor at the mouth of a great tidal river where swirling tides pour in and out twice in the course of every twenty-four hours. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 Later, as his abbey at Redon was situated by a tidal river, and was thus exposed to the ravages of the Normans, he and his monks moved farther inland to Pl�lan. Legends & Romances of Brittany The broad tidal river curved down the western side of the map, widening rapidly as it neared the sea. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts This is described by Kingsley as a little white town, sloping upward from its broad tidal river, paved with yellow sands, and having a many-arched old bridge towards the uplands to the westward. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel It is a panorama of the beautifully rounded hills peculiar to this section, with a tidal river winding among them with many a graceful curve. Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. No other great Bridge had yet been constructed across a tidal river. The History of London Of course the fate of such boat-loads, sent adrift in a tidal river, is generally to be capsized and lost in the water. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak There are no Municipal rates and taxes, the tidal river acting as a self cleansing street and sewer at the same time; neither are there any demands from a Poor Law Board. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo My mast had been made fast to the quay wall, but in forgetfulness that on a tidal river this fastening must be such as to allow for several feet of fall as the water ebbs. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" Its fresh water conditions show it to have been the bed of a great river, but a tidal river, as among the fossils which it contains some are marine shells. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter It has a tidal river with old boats and barges lying picturesquely about, and it permits "mixed bathing," a rarity in England. The Automobilist Abroad The tidal river was at the flood, and the bright water lapped the bases of the turf-covered banks that kept it within its course. Miss Mapp There are some folks in this world who cannot perceive the beauty of a sunset reflected in the mud of a tidal river at the ebb. A Tramp's Notebook The floods each day left great areas of damp, steamy marsh when the tidal river fell. In Mesopotamia As its name implies, this formation p. 96was produced as the bed of an estuary or tidal river. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter Through stress of weather we had frequently to make a dash for shelter, towing our one whale-boat, to one of the many tidal rivers on the coast between Sydney and Gabo Island. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 "The absence, seemingly, of any power, such as the great marine painters had, of drawing forms of water, whether in a broad and wind-swept tidal river or on the high seas...." The Gentle Art of Making Enemies Far away under the flaring sunset the long lines of tidal river and sea stretched tawny and sinister, like drawn swords in firelight, between the distant woods and cornfields. The Lowest Rung Together with The Hand on the Latch, St. Luke's Summer and The Understudy Rhodes forgot three things, namely, that the Maputa is a tidal river, that several hours had elapsed since the gun had been heaved overboard, and that the tide was falling. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer It is situated on a tidal river, about eight miles from the sea, ascended by small vessels, which give the place a lively appearance. Brittany & Its Byways Sometimes, however, they will enter the bar harbours in great numbers and ascend the tidal rivers. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 They embarked; and the Italians, who had never seen a tidal river, discovered, miracle of miracles, that they were ascending from the sea, and yet the stream was with them. The Reign of Mary Tudor In the open down, beside the tidal rivers with their brown sails creeping among the buttercups, everywhere there is beauty. The Lowest Rung Together with The Hand on the Latch, St. Luke's Summer and The Understudy Almost as he spoke the man came out again into the tidal river and rowed away, went up some distance, and they had almost forgotten him when they saw him come slowly along, close inshore. Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel We have no muddy tidal river here for them to frequent. Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas Then, besides these tidal rivers, there are at frequent intervals along the coast, tidal lagoons and 'blind' creeks where fish congregate in really incredible quantities. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 A dog has been known to show what was at any rate a plastic appreciation of a varying situation in swimming across a tidal river. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told It stands at the head of a fertile and pleasant valley and on the banks of a tidal river. The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See It is found in names of tidal rivers and estuaries; less frequently, in names of broad and deep streams, not affected by tides. The Composition of Indian Geographical Names Illustrated from the Algonkin Languages He followed the track beyond the mill and almshouse, and across the heads of several peninsulas or necks leading into the wide tidal river. Tales of the Chesapeake In spite of these and the passage of a tidal river through the city, it cannot be denied that the inhabitants of our mediæval city lived in rather dirty and badly ventilated surroundings. Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century I forgot how a floating island might act in a tidal river. Pee-Wee Harris Adrift It is a tidal river and not far from Elmwood winds through broad salt marshes. The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; With a Biographical Sketch and Notes, a Portrait and Other Illustrations Tarim, in watery metaphor, is not so much a basin as a pool in a tidal river flowing alternately to and from the sea. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Some had to come several miles from the towns by road, some by sea, and others across a tidal river where mud abounded; and after landing, they had to climb a steep hill. From Death into Life or, twenty years of my minstry This was a natural site for a town—two hills, a tidal river in front, a freshwater stream between. As We Are and As We May Be In a like manner a passage extended from the great hall of Warleigh, an Elizabethan house near Plymouth, to an outlet in a cliff some sixty yards away, at whose base the tidal river flows. Secret Chambers and Hiding Places Historic, Romantic, & Legendary Stories & Traditions About Hiding-Holes, Secret Chambers, Etc. Again the brook widened, this time into a shallow bay, but a narrow, deep channel remained, which soon led the boys into a tidal river. Dick in the Everglades The second division in a great European tidal river, considered as a means of communication, is the navigable but non-tidal portion. The Historic Thames Through stress of weather we had frequently to make a dash for shelter, towing our sole whaleboat, to one of the many tidal rivers on the coast between Sydney and Gabo Island. By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories It was like drifting down a tidal river into a summer sea…. The Way of an Eagle The houses are close to the water, for the tidal river does not rise and fall enough to disturb the inhabitants. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient It was a tidal river, with many changes. Paul Faber, Surgeon The muddy waters of this little tidal river had been shallow enough for him to wade through not half-an-hour previously, but were now rising rapidly. North, South and over the Sea Then, besides these tidal rivers, there are at frequent intervals along the coast tidal lagoons and "blind" creeks where fish congregate in really incredible quantities. By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories It was only the biggest and strongest boats that ventured so far as the tidal rivers, however, and with these Jervis Ferrars never went. A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods Running water is favourable to day-dreams, and a strong tidal river is the best of running water for mine. The Uncommercial Traveller She moves hundreds of ships and barges, filled with valuable cargoes, up our tidal rivers, to the commercial cities on their banks. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography The site of her vast metropolis may once more become an undulating verdant plain, intersected by a tidal river; and, perhaps, nothing may remain outwardly to show the curious traveller where the ancient city stood. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 Presently they came to anchor near the mouth of the Missaguash, a narrow tidal river about two miles to the southeast of Beauséjour. The Raid from Beausejour; and How the Carter Boys Lifted the Mortgage But osiers may be grown anywhere on good ground, and are a rapid and paying crop, giving very little trouble, though they need some attention even on the banks of tidal rivers. The Naturalist on the Thames The conditions in tidal rivers vary somewhat from those occurring on the coast. The Sewerage of Sea Coast Towns The speed of the train slackened; a broad tidal river flashed into sight below the trestle, spreading away on either hand through yellowing level meadows. The Fighting Chance The duties to be performed have reference to the preservation of canal banks, the tolls to be levied at locks, and disputes with the Admiralty as to points connected with tidal rivers. The Three Clerks Dartmouth now comes, but the river, instead of spreading and becoming ugly, as most tidal rivers do, remains narrow and between cliffs, until you have the great sea waves thundering up against them. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 Calcutta has no sea—nothing but a very difficult tidal river. Roving East and Roving West The infinite future had invaded this life perceptibly to the senses, like the ocean felt far inland up a tidal river. Appreciations, with an Essay on Style In the New World, circumstances favoring, the stream became a tidal river. Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings There were twenty-five hundred acres at Mount Vernon with ten miles of frontage on the tidal river. Washington and His Comrades in Arms; a chronicle of the War of Independence Somewhere about there," he indicated, "is the entrance to the tidal river which flows up to the village of St. David's yonder. The Vanished Messenger The house," she explained, "is on a sort of tongue of land, with a tidal river on either side and the sea not fifty yards away from our drawing-room window. Kingdom of the Blind |
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