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high tide

NOUN
tide when water is highest
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Other efforts to get the whale moving – using high tide, rotating it or creating large waves with boats – have so far failed, according to NDR.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

However, we couldn't get out until after the next high tide when only sections of the tentacles could be found.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Participants can snap a picture around high tide and upload it onto a tide map, which can later be used by government agencies for research and planning.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

Though the massive waves can present dangers for seaside visitors, king tides provide insightful data into what the regular high tide will look like in years to come as sea levels continue to rise.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

Turner said he would go later, maybe at high tide, when the weather might be clearing.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt