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high tide

NOUN
tide when water is highest
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It is the only nearby exposure of rock from that time, and much of it is submerged at high tide.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

The newly discovered tracks lie in the modern intertidal zone, where they are covered by seawater at high tide twice a day.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

He then struggles to cross the waters between the two islands at high tide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

A high tide can wash people offshore and capsize small boats near shore.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

It tugged the floating carton toward the ocean, which, at high tide, had crawled across the beach and was making the far side of Atlantic Avenue foamy with surf.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein




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