spring tide
n.
1. A tide that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is greatest. Spring tides come twice a month, approximately at the full and new moon.
2. A great flood or rush, as of emotion.
spring tideSpring tides occur when the sun and moon are directly in line with the earth and their gravitational pulls reinforce each other.
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