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spring tide en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. The tide which occurs when the moon is new or full; the effects of the Sun and moon being reinforced so that this tide is of maximum range.
   • Spring tides at Chepstow rise 40 ft., and there is a rapid current except for a very short time. 1952 September, “Chepstow River Bridge Centenary”, in Railway Magazine, page 623:
   • During the day conditions worsened quickly—for example, a 2-6-0 on the Uckfield line suddenly encountered flood water high enough to enter its ashpan and extinguish its fire—until lock gates up-river at Barcombe gave way and a tidal wave rolled down the valley meeting head-on a spring tide rolling up from the coast. 1961 January, “Talking of Trains: Flooding at Lewes”, in Trains Illustrated, page 5:

Forms

Antonyms

neap tide

Deriveds

proxigean spring tide

Hyponyms

king tide

Synonyms

leap tide

Translations (37)

sv springflod (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · mi tai toko (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · ru полная вода (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · de Springflut (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · de Springtide (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · nb springflo (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · ca marea de sizígia (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · gd reothart (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · gd reothairt (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · es marea de primavera (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · es marea viva (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · ru прилив (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · mi tai nunui (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · mi tai koko (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · pt maré de sizígia (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · fr marée de vive eau (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · pt maré viva (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · he גֵּאוּת וְשֵׁפֶל בְּמוֹלַד הַיָּרֵחַ וּבְמִלּוֹאוֹ (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · ca marea viva (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · fr maline (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · mi uwheuwhe (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · cy llanw mawr (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · cmn 大潮 (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · ko 한사리 (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · af springgety (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · ms pasang purnama (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · fi tulvavuoksi (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · cy gorllanw (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · ga rabharta (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · eo flusego (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · nn springflod (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · id pasang purnama (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · mi taitai nui (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · da springflod (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · gl marea viva (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · nl springtij (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full) · he גֵּאוּת וָשֵׁפֶל בַּמּוֹלָד וּבַמָּלֵא (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full)