"slack-water" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slack-waters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} slack-water (countable and uncountable, plural slack-waters)
  1. A time, at the turn of the tide, when the water is calm. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (turn of the tide): tai mate (Maori)
    Sense id: en-slack-water-en-noun-znzmABaK Disambiguation of 'turn of the tide': 100 0
  2. A stretch of seawater in which there are no currents, or of a river impeded by a lock or dam. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (seawater without current): lugnvatten [neuter] (Swedish), dödvatten [neuter] (Swedish), stillvatten [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-slack-water-en-noun-Sd-x9Zam Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of 'seawater without current': 13 87

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Alternative forms

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