= slack-water, n.
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释义 | the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > type of tide > [noun] > slack (6) slake water1589 = slack-water, n. still water1626 = slack-water, n. 1. slack1642 A cessation in the strong flow of a current or of the tide. (Cf. slack-water, n.) Also, a drop in the strength of a wind; a light wind. pinch-water1682 high or low tide; cf. pinch, n. 9, pinch, v. 16. pinch1721 The critical (highest or lowest) point of the tide; the turn of the tide. Cf. pinch, v. 16 and pinch-water n. at pinch-, comb._form affix. Obsolete. slack-water1769 The time at high or low water when the tide is not flowing visibly in either direction. |
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