tide table

American  

noun

1. a table listing the predicted times and heights of the tides for specific dates and places.

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tide table British  

noun

1. a table showing the height of the tide at different times of day over a period at a particular place

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Etymology

Origin of tide table

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

Volunteers in the “great tide experiment” included dockyard officials, sailors, harbormasters, local tide table markers, coastal surveyors, professional military men, and amateur observers.

From Scientific American • Aug. 30, 2012

He had coasted along for years now, filling the pages of his newspaper with words, burying himself in whatever was safe, typesetting the ferry schedule and the tide table and the classified advertisements.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson