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  • 1Low tide — Low Low (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place;… …

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  • 2low-tide elevation — Offshore land features such as shoals, rocks, or reefs that are exposed at low tide but submerged at high tide are referred to as low tide elevations. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. low tide elevation …

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  • 3low tide — low tides N VAR: oft at N At the coast, low tide is the time when the sea is at its lowest level because the tide is out. The causeway to the island is only accessible at low tide. Ant: high tide …

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  • 4low tide — n [U and C] the time when sea water is at its lowest level ≠ ↑high tide ▪ You can walk across to the island at low tide …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5low tide — low′ tide′ n. 1) oce the tide at the point of maximum ebb 2) the lowest point: Her spirits were at low tide[/ex] • Etymology: 1860–65 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 6low tide — n. 1. the lowest level reached by the ebbing tide 2. the time when the tide is at this level: see NEAP1 3. the lowest point reached by anything …

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  • 7low tide — ► NOUN ▪ the state of the tide when at its lowest level …

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  • 8low tide — noun count or uncount the time when the ocean is at its lowest level …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9low tide — noun the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide • Syn: ↑low water • Ant: ↑high tide • Hypernyms: ↑tide * * * noun : the farthest ebb of th …

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  • 10low tide — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms low tide : singular low tide plural low tides the time when the sea is at its lowest level …

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