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.
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Just months before, the money had been rolling in like a high tide — but something was missing. Terry Ward, CNN Money, 25 July 2025 San Francisco high tide is 7.03 ft at 10:08 p.m. Monday. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2025 The high tides happen twice a day, every day, when 100 billion tons of water flows into the bay. Miriam Porter, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025 Officials cautioned that high tide timing could vary by up to two hours depending on the location along the coast and around the bay. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for high tide

Word History

First Known Use

1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of high tide was in 1546

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“High tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20tide. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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high tide

noun
: the tide when the water is at its greatest height
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