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)

    “Ask me no more: thy fate and mine are sealed;
    I strove against the stream and all in vain;
    Let the great river take me to the main.
    No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield;
    Ask me no more.”
    —Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)