high tide

noun

1. the tide at its highest level of elevation.

2. the time of high water.

3. a culminating point.

   the high tide of the revolution.

high tide

noun

1. 1. the tide at its highest level

   2. the time at which it reaches this

2. a culminating point

high tide

1. 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.

2. See more at tide

3. The time at which a high tide occurs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of high tide¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English

Example Sentences

The Coast Guard plans to move the vessel ashore at high tide.

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He just waited until the high tide came in at four o’clock in the afternoon.

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As of Wednesday afternoon, Coyote Creek, which flows through the Santa Clara Valley, was seeing some minor flooding due to the high tide tidal surge, according to the weather service.

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Satellite images show that Vietnam has created new land on all 21 rocks and so-called low-tide elevations—reefs that were previously submerged at high tide—that it occupies in the Spratlys.

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The next high tide is expected Thursday morning around 7 a.m.

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Related Words

• high water