tidelock (tidlok)

A lock situated between the tide-water of a harbor or river and an inclosed basin when their levels vary. It has two pairs of double gates, by which ve els can pa either way at all times of the tide. Also called guard - lock. tidelyt (tid'li), adv. [ tidlice (= D. tijdelijk = G. zeitlich ), timely, seasonably, But [he] tok to him tidely trewe cunsayl euere. William of Palerne (E. E. T. S.), l. 5482. Item, Sir, if my Maister of the Rolles be not come, I trust to God to com tydely i now, as for the traversys. Paston Letters, I. 528. 2. Cleverly; smartly; bravely. Than Troiell full tidely turnyt into batell, With a folke that was fell, fuerse of a aute. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 10270. The limit of the flow tide-mark (tidʻmärk), n . or of the ebb of the tide. tide-marsh (tid märsh), n. See marsh. tide-meter (tid'mē"ter), n. A tide-gage. tide-mill (tid'mil), n. 1. A mill supplied with power by means of a water-wheel operated by a fall or current in a tideway or from a tidal basin.-2. A water-pumping station operated by a tide-wheel, used to pump water over a dike. See tide-wheel.