HyperDic: slack_water

English > 2 senses of the expression slack water:
NOUNobjectslack water, slacka stretch of water without current or movement
eventslack water, slack tidethe occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide
English > slack water: 2 senses > noun 1, object
MeaningA stretch of water without current or movement.
Synonymslack
BroaderstretchA large and unbroken expanse or distance
English > slack water: 2 senses > noun 2, event
MeaningThe occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide.
Synonymslack tide
BroadertideThe periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

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