low tide vs sinking

low tide

noun
  • The time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level. 

  • The tide at its lowest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place. 

sinking

noun
  • The process by which something sinks, or is sunk. 

How often have the words low tide and sinking occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )