springtide

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noun (1)

spring·​tide ˈspriŋ-ˌtīd 

: springtime

spring tide

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noun (2)

: a tide of greater-than-average range around the times of new moon and full moon

Examples of springtide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Weather Service said the combination of spring tides and storm surge will bring minor high tide flooding to the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay areas. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026

Those Amazing Birds Tens of thousands of red knots and other coastal waders were forced into flight from the remaining gravel bars and mudflats by a high incoming spring tide. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025

The Belgians, to avoid the need for negative elevation numbers on maps of the coast, settled on the low-water point recorded during spring tide at Ostend. — Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024

The alignment of the sun, moon, and Earth creates extremely low, low tides and super-high high tides, both commonly known as spring tides. — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1548, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

circa 1548, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for springtide

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

Kids Definition

spring tide

noun

: a greater than usual tide that occurs at each new moon and full moon