high tide level

  • 1High tide — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …

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  • 2high tide — noun 1. ) count or uncount the time when the ocean reaches the highest level: What time is high tide? The best time to swim is at high tide. ─ opposite LOW TIDE 2. ) singular the point when something has reached its highest level of success …

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  • 3high tide — n 1.) [U and C] the point or time at which the sea reaches its highest level ≠ ↑low tide ▪ High tide is at seven in the morning. at high tide ▪ The waves became much more powerful at high tide. 2.) [singular] the time when something is at its… …

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  • 4high tide — n. 1. the highest level to which the tide rises; high water 2. the time when the tide is at this level: see SPRING TIDE 3. any culminating point or time …

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  • 5high tide — high′ tide′ n. 1) oce the tide at its highest level of elevation 2) the time of high water 3) a culminating point • Etymology: bef. 1000 …

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  • 6high tide — ► NOUN ▪ the state of the tide when at its highest level …

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  • 7high tide — noun the tide when the water is highest • Syn: ↑high water, ↑highwater • Ant: ↑low tide • Hypernyms: ↑tide • Hyponyms: ↑direct tide, ↑ …

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  • 8high tide — UK / US noun Word forms high tide : singular high tide plural high tides 1) [countable/uncountable] the time when the sea reaches the highest level What time is high tide? The best time to swim is at high tide. 2) [singular] the point when… …

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  • 9high tide — 1. the tide at its highest level of elevation. 2. the time of high water. 3. a culminating point: the high tide of the revolution. [bef. 1000; ME; OE] * * * …

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  • 10high tide — N UNCOUNT At the coast, high tide is the time when the sea is at its highest level because the tide is in. Ant: low tide …

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