low tide

noun

: the farthest ebb of the tide

Examples of low tide in a Sentence

You can walk across the sand bar at low tide.

Recent Examples on the Web

At high tide, the beach is completely submerged, but at low tide, the bay is a calm place to swim, and there are rock pools nearby that are fun for kids to explore. — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026

According to the hiking blog, The Hiking HI, the rock bridge can only be traversed at low tide, but can be treacherous either way. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Thus, to investigate how walking sharks are distributed across eastern Papua New Guinea, researchers conducted 70 surveys between 2023 and 2025 searching coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass habitats by diving, snorkeling and even walking across reefs at low tide. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Corlys orders his men to thread the rocky Dragonstone pass at low tide, even relieving the helmsman of the ship’s wheel at the crucial moment. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1539, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for low tide

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

Kids Definition

low tide

noun

: the tide when the water is at its lowest point