ebb tide

Noun

The period between high tide and the next low tide in which the sea is receding.

Japanese Meaning

干潮―高潮と次の低潮の間に海水が退いていく期間

During the ebb tide, the fishermen hurried to collect the oysters exposed on the mudflats.

満潮から次の干潮にかけて海が引いていく時期に、漁師たちは干潟に露出した牡蠣を急いで採った。

Sense（1）

The period between high tide and the next low tide in which the sea is receding.

ebb tides

（ plural ）