- spring tide
- noun Date: circa 1548 a tide of greater-than-average range around the times of new moon and full moon
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spring tide
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Spring tide — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spring tide — Tide Tide, n. [AS. t[=i]d time; akin to OS. & OFries. t[=i]d, D. tijd, G. zeit, OHG. z[=i]t, Icel. t[=i]?, Sw. & Dan. tid, and probably to Skr. aditi unlimited, endless, where a is a negative prefix. [root]58. Cf. {Tidings}, {Tidy}, {Till}, prep … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spring|tide — «SPRIHNG TYD», noun. = springtime. (Cf. ↑springtime) spring tide, 1. the exceptionally high and low tides which come at the time of the new moon or the full moon, especially the highest level of high tide: »Approximately twice monthly the sun,… … Useful english dictionary
spring tide — spring tides N COUNT A spring tide is an unusually high tide that happens at the time of a new moon or a full moon … English dictionary
spring tide — n. 1. a type of tide that occurs at the time of a new moon or full moon: at these times the high tides are higher and the low tides are lower than the corresponding tides during neap tide because of the gravitational effects of the straight line… … English World dictionary
spring tide — n a large rise and fall in the level of the sea at the time of the ↑new moon and the ↑full moon →↑neap tide … Dictionary of contemporary English
spring tide — spring′ tide′ n. mer the large rise and fall of the tide at or soon after the new or the full moon • Etymology: 1520–30 … From formal English to slang
spring tide — ► NOUN ▪ a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water … English terms dictionary
spring tide — noun count a time when there is a big difference between the highest and lowest levels of the ocean … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spring tide — 1. the large rise and fall of the tide at or soon after the new or the full moon. See diag. under tide1. 2. any great flood or swelling rush: a spring tide of compliments. [1520 30] * * * ▪ physics tide of maximal range, near the time of… … Universalium
spring tide — noun 1. : a tide of greater than average range between high and low tide that occurs twice each synodic month around the times of new and full moon when the tidal actions of the sun and moon are nearly in the same direction compare flood tide,… … Useful english dictionary
