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slack water
slack watern.1. A period of cessation in the strong flow of a current of water, especially at high or low tide.2. An area in a sea or river unaffected by currents; still water.slack water n (Physical Geography) the period of still water around the turn of the tide, esp at low tide slack′ wa′ter
n. 1. a period when a body of water is between tides. 2. water that is free of currents. [1760–70] slack water, slack tide - Before any turn of the tide, there is a time of slack water or slack tide.See also related terms for tide.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | slack water - a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"slackstretch - a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water" | | 2. | slack water - the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tideslack tidetide - the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon |
slack water
slack water[′slak ′wȯd·ər] (oceanography) The interval when the speed of the tidal current is very weak or zero; usually refers to the period of reversal between ebb and flood currents. slack water
Related to slack water: tidal datumSynonyms for slack waternoun a stretch of water without current or movementSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tideSynonymsRelated Words |