low tide

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noun

the tide at the point of maximum ebb.

the time of low water.

the lowest point of decline of anything: His spirits were at low tide.

Origin of low tide

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby low tide

low-tech, low technology, low-tension, low-test, low-ticket, low tide, lowveld, low-velocity zone, low water, low-water mark, low wine

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Example sentences from the Web for low tide

One of them closed upon his fingers at low-tide, and then the flood-tide came in and drowned him.
Before Adam|Jack London
The waves were coming up the low-tide beach with a long roar and retreating with a faint hiss.
Angel Island|Inez Haynes Gillmore
At low-tide there is a much longer stretch of beach than here.
The Visionary|Jonas Lie
It occurs about low-tide mark and just below, upon stones and alg, or crawling about on a soft bottom.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

During heavy weather, at high tide, the sea breaks completely over the end, while at low-tide it is left almost completely dry.
A Yacht Voyage Round England|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for low tide

low tide

noun

the tide when it is at its lowest level or the time at which it reaches this

a lowest point

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Scientific definitions for low tide

low tide

The tide at its lowest level at a particular time and place. The lowest tides reached under normal meteorological conditions (the spring tides) take place when the Moon and Sun are directly aligned with respect to Earth. Low tides are less extreme when the Moon and Sun are at right angles (the neap tides). Storms and other meteorological conditions can greatly affect the height of the tides as well. See more at tide.

The time at which a low tide occurs.

单词	low tide
释义	low tide SEE SYNONYMS FOR low tide ON THESAURUS.COM noun the tide at the point of maximum ebb. the time of low water. the lowest point of decline of anything: His spirits were at low tide. Origin of low tide First recorded in 1860–65 Words nearby low tide low-tech, low technology, low-tension, low-test, low-ticket, low tide, lowveld, low-velocity zone, low water, low-water mark, low wine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for low tide One of them closed upon his fingers at low-tide, and then the flood-tide came in and drowned him. Before Adam\|Jack London The waves were coming up the low-tide beach with a long roar and retreating with a faint hiss. Angel Island\|Inez Haynes Gillmore At low-tide there is a much longer stretch of beach than here. The Visionary\|Jonas Lie It occurs about low-tide mark and just below, upon stones and alg, or crawling about on a soft bottom. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold During heavy weather, at high tide, the sea breaks completely over the end, while at low-tide it is left almost completely dry. A Yacht Voyage Round England\|W.H.G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for low tide low tide noun the tide when it is at its lowest level or the time at which it reaches this a lowest point 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 Words related to low tide ebb tide, low water Scientific definitions for low tide low tide The tide at its lowest level at a particular time and place. The lowest tides reached under normal meteorological conditions (the spring tides) take place when the Moon and Sun are directly aligned with respect to Earth. Low tides are less extreme when the Moon and Sun are at right angles (the neap tides). Storms and other meteorological conditions can greatly affect the height of the tides as well. See more at tide. The time at which a low tide occurs. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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low tide

noun

Origin of low tide

Words nearby low tide

Example sentences from the Web for low tide

British Dictionary definitions for low tide

noun

Words related to low tide

Scientific definitions for low tide