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slack water

DEFINITIONS OF: slack water

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n the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide

Synonyms:
slack tide
Type of:
tide
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

n a stretch of water without current or movement

Synonyms:
slack
Type of:
stretch
a large and unbroken expanse or distance
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