half tide

noun

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

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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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