Spring Tide Definition

noun
A type of tide that occurs at the time of a new moon or full moon: at these times the high tides are higher and the low tides are lower than the corresponding tides during neap tide because of the gravitational effects of the straight-line alignment of the moon, earth, and sun.
Webster's New World
Any great flow, rush, or flood.
Webster's New World

The tide which occurs when the moon is new or full; the effects of the Sun and moon being reinforced this type of tide is of maximum range.

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Singular:
spring tide
Plural:
spring-tides

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