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high water

DEFINITIONS OF: high water

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n the tide when the water is highest

Synonyms:
high tide, highwater
Antonyms:
low tide, low water
the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide
Types:
direct tide
the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side
neap, neap tide
a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
springtide
a greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons
Type of:
tide
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
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