Definition of slack water Slack water
slack wa•ter
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What does slack water mean?
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| slack water - the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide | ||
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| slack water - a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless" | ||
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| stretch extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding" | ||
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Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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slack water
The interval between the flux and reflux of the tide, as between the last of the ebb and first of the flood, or vice versâ, during which the water remains apparently quiescent.
