A tide just after a new or full moon, when there is greatest difference between high and low water; a spring tide.
the causeway tends to flood during king tides
Example sentencesExamples
- The prime minister of Tuvalu blamed global warming for king tides that are threatening to submerge the nine islands.
- Heavy rain and king tides meant many beaches were contaminated with wastewater runoff.
- It's an hour before the peak of the king tide and the flood is intimidating but by no means terminal.
- We are seeing king tides across the region flooding islands.
- Severe storms and king tides have combined to push the sea line at Bryon Bay back by 20 yards in some places.