To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede.
Receding; going out; falling; shallow; low.
Period when tide level is falling; often taken to mean the ebb current that occurs during this period.
The movement of a tidal current away from shore or down a tidal river or estuary.
The receding tide that is flowing toward the sea.
i) The movement of the tide out to sea, ii) the process of draining away of flood-water etc., iii) flow out to sea - recede - drain away (ebb and flow).
the outward flow of the tide
flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"
hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away"
falling of tide from high to low, with the tide flowing away from the land
tide passing from high to low, with the current going out to sea the tidal movement of water away from the land and toward the sea, as in ebb current; the falling of the water level from high tide to low tide, as in ebb tide.
The outgoing tide and its associated currents; See Flood and Slack.
Falling stage or outward flow, especially of tides.
The horizontal outflow of tidal water to the sea.
tide—The movement of the tidal current away from shore; a decrease in the height of the tide.
outward movement of the tide.