English Explanatory Dictionary

king tide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unusually high spring tide that occurs during full moon in the summer and winter months (when the earth is at perihelion and the earth, moon and sun are aligned).

Word forms

king tide king tides

Etymology

From king (“something preeminent”) + tide.

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