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 sovereign, half step, half story, half term, half the battle, half tide, half tiger, half title, half tone, half twist, half volley

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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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