spring tide

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noun

the large rise and fall of the tide at or soon after the new or the full moon.

any great flood or swelling rush: a spring tide of compliments.

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Origin of spring tide

First recorded in 1520–30

Words nearby spring tide

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How to use spring tide in a sentence

The recovery vessels took advantage of high spring tides around the full moon on Sunday to free the Ever Given, which had blocked Egypt’s Suez Canal for almost a week.
How the Giant Boat Blocking the Suez Canal Was Freed: Dredgers, Tugboats, and a Full Moon|Joseph Hincks|March 29, 2021|Time
Many men were at his beck throughout that winter, and when the spring-tide came called he a muster and gat him many more.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
When spring-tide was come both Kings called out many men and ships for this journey.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
Now was the winter gone and the spring-tide come again, and with the blossoming of the earth blossomed Birdalone also.
The Water of the Wondrous Isles|William Morris

A spring-tide, urged by a breeze from the south-west, speeds along at a rate of ten miles an hour.
The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts|Various
The height of the bank at the Portland end is 35 ft. above spring-tide level, and its breadth 200 yds.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for spring tide

spring tide

noun

either of the two tides that occur at or just after new moon and full moon when the tide-generating force of the sun acts in the same direction as that of the moon, reinforcing it and causing the greatest rise and fall in tidal level. The highest spring tides (equinoctial springs) occur at the equinoxesCompare neap tide

any great rush or flood

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Scientific definitions for spring tide

spring tide

A tide in which the difference between high and low tide is the greatest. Spring tides occur when the Moon is either new or full, and the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth are aligned. When this is the case, their collective gravitational pull on the Earth's water is strengthened. Compare neap tide. See more at tide.

spring tide

Origin of spring tide

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