low tide

noun

1. the tide at the point of maximum ebb.

2. the time of low water.

3. the lowest point of decline of anything.

   His spirits were at low tide.

low tide

noun

1. the tide when it is at its lowest level or the time at which it reaches this

2. a lowest point

low tide

1. The tide at its lowest level at a particular time and place. The lowest tides reached under normal meteorological conditions (the spring tides) take place when the Moon and Sun are directly aligned with respect to Earth. Low tides are less extreme when the Moon and Sun are at right angles (the neap tides). 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 low tide occurs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of low tide¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

At low tide, the cables were pulled as tight as possible.

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After weeks of patience, last year's winner, Shane Gross, captured peppered moray eels scavenging for carrion at low tide.

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The study is intended to help researchers understand how the manmade breakwater that was built in the 1930s in Santa Monica Bay, often visible during low tide, might hurt water circulation and, therefore, water quality.

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What was once Great Britain is now a quarantined island, cut off from the mainland and protected by an armed causeway that can only be accessed during low tide.

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He's only ever known a feudal life in this 150-strong sanctuary, connected to the quarantined mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway that's only accessible at low tide.

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