high tide

noun
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.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English

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high tide
 
—n
1.  a.  the tide at its highest level
 b.  the time at which it reaches this
2.  a culminating point

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high tide  

  1. The tide when it is at its highest level at a particular time and place. The highest tides reached under normal meteorological conditions (the spring tides) take place when the Moon and Sun are directly aligned with respect to Earth. High tides are less extreme (the neap tides) when the Moon and Sun are at right angles. Storms and other meteorological conditions can greatly affect the height of the tides as well. See more at tide.

  2. The time at which a high tide occurs.


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Example sentences
The mean high water line is where the mean high tide meets the slope of the
  beach.
Having your own boat at high tide allows you to go much farther.
Here marine plants and animals are submerged during high tide and exposed to
  the sun and wind on the rocky reef during low tide.
The high winds and high tide created a potentially fatal combination.
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