释义 |
half-flood The state or time of the flowing tide halfway between low and high water.
c1391,a1490[see half-ebb]. 1779Mann in Phil. Trans. LXIX. 622 To shut their gates next the sea a little after half flood. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. s.v. Flood, When the water begins to rise, it is called a young flood, next it is quarter-flood, half-flood, and top of flood, or high water. 1895Pall Mall Mag. Mar. 378 The river was at half flood. |