HyperDic: leeward_tide

English > 1 sense of the expression leeward tide:
NOUNeventleeward tide, lee tidea tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing
English > leeward tide: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningA tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing.
Example"a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats"
Synonymlee tide
BroadertideThe periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

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