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low water en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The location of low tide in a coastal area.
   • The railway then follows the widening estuary of the river, which at high tide has the appearance of a lake, but at low water presents a rather cheerless expanse of dark mud. 1953 February, H. A. Vallance, “To Brighton through the Shoreham Gap”, in Railway Magazine, page 82:
2. (countable, uncountable) The lowest stage of a river.
3. (countable, uncountable) The temporary situation of having little money.
   • Miss Monro’s eyes glistened. It struck me that she was in exceedingly low water, and that the chance of a square meal was not to be despised. 1927, Agatha Christie, The Big Four:

Forms

Antonyms

high water

Deriveds

low-water mark

Relateds

at a low ebb

Synonyms

LW