HyperDic: direct_tide

English > 1 sense of the expression *direct tide*:
NOUN	event	direct tide	the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side

English > *direct tide*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	The occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side.
Broader	high tide, high water, highwater	The tide when the water is highest