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 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

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

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

Along the southern coast, safe harvesting with sufficiently high returns is only possible during low spring tides, when the sun and moon align, exerting their maximum gravitational force on the ebb and flow of the water. — Curtis W. Marean, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2016

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