half tide
- 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
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As a mere matter of noise the reef roared its loudest at half-tide.
The Pillar of LightLouis Tracy
The two hours of half-tide were the worst, but the anchors held.
His Unknown WifeLouis Tracy
Browning's reputation has not yet risen again beyond a half-tide.
Old and New MastersRobert Lynd
The success of the half-tide lock at Richmond has been beyond all expectation.
The Naturalist on the ThamesC. J. Cornish
As the water left her, she fell over a little, of course; and at half-tide her keel lay high and dry.
The Sea LionsJames Fenimore Cooper
half-tide
- the state of the tide between flood and ebb
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