Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The tide at its lowest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.

    Ebbe, Niedrigwasser

    отли́вotlív, ма́лая вода́málaja vodá, ни́зший у́ровень отли́ваnízšij úrovenʹ otlíva

    відли́вvidlýv

    the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide

  2. (countable, uncountable)The time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level.

    отли́вotlív

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The water recedes at low tide.

  2. We have a low tide approximately every six hours.

    deEtwa alle sechs Stunden ist Ebbe. — al_ex_an_der

  3. There was a football washed up on the mudflat at low tide.

    deWährend der Ebbe lag im Watt ein angeschwemmter Fußball. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Detailed forecasts are available for high and low tides in all sea ports, but are specific to local conditions.

  5. Rising waters during the winter months are nothing new for Venetians, who have lived with high and low tides for centuries.

Translations

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Forms

plural: low tides
Singularlow tide
Plurallow tides

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide:low water

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
RelatedebbC2

See also

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