springtide
noun (1)
spring·tide
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Definition of springtide
(Entry 1 of 2)
spring tide
noun (2)Definition of spring tide (Entry 2 of 2)
: a tide of greater-than-average range around the times of new moon and full moon
Examples of springtide in a Sentence
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A full week after spring tides, the sun and moon find themselves at right angles. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "The Moon: An Explainer," 25 July 2019 An immense spring tide of red — Capitals jerseys, towels and signs — began to build before dawn, swamping a dozen blocks of Constitution Avenue NW in downtown Washington. — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, "Washington celebrates the Capitals first Stanley Cup with a victory parade and rally," 12 June 2018 Some of the city’s biggest flood events have happened at noon and midnight, when bimonthly spring tides happen to occur. — Courtney Humphries, BostonGlobe.com, "Boston vs. the rising tide," 28 Apr. 2018 The mass stranding was the unfortunate coincidence of high wind speeds combined with low spring tides and extreme cold temperatures, Coleen Suckling, a marine biologist at Bangor University in Wales, writes for The Conversation. — Julissa Treviño, Smithsonian, "Tens of Thousands of Sea Creatures Wash Up on UK Shores Following Freezing Weather," 8 Mar. 2018 The barge holds four weeks’ worth of seawater; every two weeks—during spring tides, which occur at the new and full moons—the Osbornes top up. — Nick Paumgarten, Bon Appetit, "The History of Maldon Salt, the Stuff You Already Put on Everything," 31 Mar. 2017 The spring tides come in over the seagrass and, when the water retreats, leave salt to crystallize. — Nick Paumgarten, Bon Appetit, "The History of Maldon Salt, the Stuff You Already Put on Everything," 31 Mar. 2017 In general, tidal bores are at their strongest during spring tides, slightly more extreme tides that occur during full and new moons. — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, "Watch a Wall of Water Race Up a River," 7 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'springtide.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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