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 Dodgers are riding a high tide right now with 14 home runs in the first four games of this road trip. —Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026

South of Tyson Street, the shoreline is badly eroded, leaving nothing but rocks at high tide. —Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026

From the impacts of Hurricane Erin off the coast to a series of storms that ate away the dunes and formed steep cliffs, many beaches are now underwater during high tide. —Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

Experts gathered Tuesday morning on the Timmendorfer Strand beach to find a way to get the 10-meter-long (30-feet-long) mammal off the ground after the high tide around midnight was not sufficient for the animal to swim free, German news agency dpa reported. —ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for high tide

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied

Kids Definition

high tide

noun

: the tide when the water is at its greatest height