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
Other Word Forms of Spring Tide
Noun
Singular:
spring tide
Plural:
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