half tide

noun

the state or time of the tide when halfway between high water and low water.

Origin of half tide

First recorded in 1625–35

Words nearby half tide

half step, half story, half-stuff, half term, half the battle, half tide, half tiger, half-timbered, halftime, half title, halftone

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Example sentences from the Web for half tide

The success of the half-tide lock at Richmond has been beyond all expectation.
The Naturalist on the Thames|C. J. Cornish
As we passed it at half-tide we saw the spray tossed up nearly to the shell.
Cape Cod|Henry D. Thoreau
At low water a causeway of rocks joins it to the mainland, but at half-tide even it is impassable, except in a boat on a calm day.
Jethou|E. R. Suffling
In winter it's cold—blowing a gale pretty well all the time—and your ship's like a half-tide rock.
From Chart House to Bush Hut|Charles W. L. Bryde

Browning's reputation has not yet risen again beyond a half-tide.
Old and New Masters|Robert Lynd

British Dictionary definitions for half tide

half-tide

noun

the state of the tide between flood and ebb

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单词	half tide
释义	half tide noun the state or time of the tide when halfway between high water and low water. Origin of half tide First recorded in 1625–35 Words nearby half tide half step, half story, half-stuff, half term, half the battle, half tide, half tiger, half-timbered, halftime, half title, halftone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for half tide The success of the half-tide lock at Richmond has been beyond all expectation. The Naturalist on the Thames\|C. J. Cornish As we passed it at half-tide we saw the spray tossed up nearly to the shell. Cape Cod\|Henry D. Thoreau At low water a causeway of rocks joins it to the mainland, but at half-tide even it is impassable, except in a boat on a calm day. Jethou\|E. R. Suffling In winter it's cold—blowing a gale pretty well all the time—and your ship's like a half-tide rock. From Chart House to Bush Hut\|Charles W. L. Bryde Browning's reputation has not yet risen again beyond a half-tide. Old and New Masters\|Robert Lynd British Dictionary definitions for half tide half-tide noun the state of the tide between flood and ebb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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