high tide
noun
1
: the tide when the water is at its greatest elevation
2
: culminating point : climax
the hide tide of the war effort
Examples of high tide in a Sentence
At high tide the water covers the rocks completely.
Recent Examples on the Web
The National Weather Service predicts the water level to rise by 1.93 feet during high tide around 9:52 a.m.
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Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
Erosion will be greatest at high tide around 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., the NWS stated.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
In the report released Thursday, MTA analysts predict twice the number of torrential rain events by 2050 and an increasingly high tide that will put one-sixth of the Hudson Line under water once a month.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2024
Sunny-day flooding, when high tides gurgle up and soak low-lying ground, have increased 400 percent since 1998, with a significant increase after 2006; a major hurricane strike with a significant storm surge could displace up to 1 million people.
—Mario Alejandro Ariza, The Atlantic, 18 June 2024
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Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
Erosion will be greatest at high tide around 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., the NWS stated.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
In the report released Thursday, MTA analysts predict twice the number of torrential rain events by 2050 and an increasingly high tide that will put one-sixth of the Hudson Line under water once a month.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2024
Sunny-day flooding, when high tides gurgle up and soak low-lying ground, have increased 400 percent since 1998, with a significant increase after 2006; a major hurricane strike with a significant storm surge could displace up to 1 million people.
—Mario Alejandro Ariza, The Atlantic, 18 June 2024
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“High tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20tide. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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