low water

noun

: a low stage of the water in a river or lake
also : low tide

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In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025 Restrictions on vessel weights due to low water levels sent LNG tankers on other shipping routes, and led to a decline in LNG transits through the canal that reached as high as 73%. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025 During a low water trip like ours, the rapid is a bony rock garden that could easily bump a raft off its line. Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025 An image captured by the ESA's Sentinel-2 satellites on September 9, 2025, shows low water levels in Iran's Lake Urmia. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for low water

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of low water was in the 15th century

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“Low water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low%20water. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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