We found 3 definitions of highwater from 3 different sources.
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highwater - the tide when the water is highest | ||
high tide, high water | ||
low tide, low water the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide | ||
tide the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon | ||
direct tide the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side | ||
neap, neap tide a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon |