Tidal Stream

A tidal stream can refer to two different phenomena:

  • in marine science it refers to the currents associated with the tides, generally near a coastline or harbor
  • in astrophysics it refers to the streams of stars and gas that result from the interaction of gas and star clusters with a galactic tide

Famous quotes containing the words tidal and/or stream:

    “And now it is once more the tidal wave
    That when it was swept by, leaves summits stained.
    Oh, blood will out. It cannot be contained.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “I don’t like to be idle; in fact, I often feel somewhat guilty unless there is some purpose to what I am doing. But spending a few hours—or a few days—in the woods, swamps or alongside a stream has never seemed to me a waste of time.... I derive special benefit from a period of solitude.”
    —Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)