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high tide
noun
- the tide at its highest level of elevation.
- the time of high water.
- a culminating point:
the high tide of the revolution.
high tide
noun
- the tide at its highest level
- the time at which it reaches this
- a culminating point
high tide
- The tide when it is at its highest level at a particular time and place. The highest tides reached under normal meteorological conditions (the spring tides ) take place when the Moon and Sun are directly aligned with respect to Earth. High tides are less extreme (the neap tides ) when the Moon and Sun are at right angles. Storms and other meteorological conditions can greatly affect the height of the tides as well.
- See more at tide
- The time at which a high tide occurs.
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Example Sentences
The celebration began at about 11:40 BST and featured picnic benches, bars on the back of tractors and food served straight from a boat at high tide.
One of the estate agents listing the island, which is cut off at high tide, said there had already been considerable interest.
Australia's coastal fatalities mostly occur around creeks and headlands at high tide when "it's chaos in the water", Everard explained.
It’s important to note that high tides can carry fire debris into the ocean, creating hazardous conditions.
Flooding could reach up to 30 feet above the average high tide along the outer coast of Humboldt Bay and the Eureka area, and up to 50 feet toward Crescent City and Cayucos.
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