tide gage

or tide gauge

noun

a gauge for measuring the level of the tide: usually equipped with a marigraph.

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Nearby words

tiddler, tiddly, tiddlywink, tiddlywinks, tide, tide gage, tide gate, tide in the affairs of men, there is a, tide lock, tide mill, tide over

Origin of tide gage

First recorded in 1830–40

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