Meaning | The tide when the water is highest. |
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Synonyms | high water, highwater |
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Narrower | direct tide | The occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side |
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neap tide, neap | A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon |
springtide | A greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons |
Broader | tide | The periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon |
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Opposite | low tide, low water | The lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide |
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Spanish | marea alta, pleamar |
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Catalan | marea alta, plenamar |
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