High water and Low tide

High water

High water noun - The tide when the water is highest.
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Synonyms for High water

Low tide is an antonym for high water.

Low tide

Low tide noun - The lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide.
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Synonyms for Low tide

High water is an antonym for low tide.

Both terms in one sentence

  • Comic Strip / Modesty Blaise Drowning Pit: "The Head Girls" has a variation, making use of the subterranean River Fleet that runs under part of London; the villain takes Modesty and Willie down during low tide and chains them up below the high water mark.
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