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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ˈhigh ˈtide, n.

Oceanographythe tide at its highest level of elevation: [countable]High tides along the beaches vary.[uncountable]High tide is at 6 p.m.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

high′ tide′,

Oceanographythe tide at its highest level of elevation.
the time of high water.
a culminating point:the high tide of the revolution.

bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

high tide n

the tide at its highest level
a culminating point

'high tide' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

high water - high-water mark - mudflat - agger - coastal - cotidal - eagre - grunion - high - HT - wet dock

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