"spring tide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spring tides [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spring tide (plural spring tides)
  1. The tide which occurs when the moon is new or full; the effects of the Sun and moon being reinforced so that this tide is of maximum range. Wikipedia link: spring tide Categories (topical): Oceanography, Tides Hyponyms: king tide Derived forms: proxigean spring tide Translations (tide which occurs when the moon is new or full): springgety (Afrikaans), marea viva [feminine] (Catalan), marea de sizígia [feminine] (Catalan), 大潮 (dàcháo) (Chinese Mandarin), springflod [common-gender] (Danish), springtij [neuter] (Dutch), flusego (Esperanto), tulvavuoksi (Finnish), maline [feminine] (French), marée de vive eau [feminine] (French), marea viva [feminine] (Galician), Springflut [feminine] (German), Springtide (German), גֵּאוּת וְשֵׁפֶל בְּמוֹלַד הַיָּרֵחַ וּבְמִלּוֹאוֹ (geut veshefel bemolad hayareakh uvemilo'o) (Hebrew), גֵּאוּת וָשֵׁפֶל בַּמּוֹלָד וּבַמָּלֵא (geut vashefel bamolad uvamale) (Hebrew), pasang purnama (Indonesian), rabharta [masculine] (Irish), 한사리 (hansari) (Korean), pasang purnama (Malay), uwheuwhe (Maori), taitai nui (Maori), tai nunui (Maori), tai koko (Maori), tai toko (Maori), springflo [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), springflod [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), maré viva [feminine] (Portuguese), maré de sizígia [feminine] (Portuguese), прилив (priliv) [masculine] (Russian), полная вода (polnaja voda) [feminine] (Russian), reothart [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), reothairt [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), marea de primavera [feminine] (Spanish), marea viva [feminine] (Spanish), llanw mawr [masculine] (Welsh), gorllanw [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "ref": "1961 January, “Talking of Trains: Flooding at Lewes”, in Trains Illustrated, page 5",
          "text": "During the day conditions worsened quickly—for example, a 2-6-0 on the Uckfield line suddenly encountered flood water high enough to enter its ashpan and extinguish its fire—until lock gates up-river at Barcombe gave way and a tidal wave rolled down the valley meeting head-on a spring tide rolling up from the coast.",
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          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "marea viva"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
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            "feminine"
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        },
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "dàcháo",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "word": "大潮"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "springflod"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "springtij"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "word": "flusego"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "word": "tulvavuoksi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "maline"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "marée de vive eau"
        },
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
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          "word": "Springflut"
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          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "geut veshefel bemolad hayareakh uvemilo'o",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "word": "גֵּאוּת וְשֵׁפֶל בְּמוֹלַד הַיָּרֵחַ וּבְמִלּוֹאוֹ"
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          "roman": "geut vashefel bamolad uvamale",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "word": "גֵּאוּת וָשֵׁפֶל בַּמּוֹלָד וּבַמָּלֵא"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
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        },
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          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
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          "code": "ko",
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          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "word": "한사리"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "word": "pasang purnama"
        },
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "word": "uwheuwhe"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "word": "taitai nui"
        },
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "word": "tai nunui"
        },
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "word": "tai koko"
        },
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
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        },
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          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
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            "masculine"
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        },
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          "code": "nn",
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          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "springflod"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "maré viva"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "maré de sizígia"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "priliv",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "прилив"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "polnaja voda",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "полная вода"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "reothart"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "reothairt"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "marea de primavera"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "marea viva"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "llanw mawr"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "gorllanw"
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      "word": "neap tide"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "proxigean spring tide"
    }
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "word": "springgety"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "marea viva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "marea de sizígia"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàcháo",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "word": "大潮"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "springflod"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "springtij"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "word": "flusego"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "word": "tulvavuoksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "maline"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "marée de vive eau"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "marea viva"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Springflut"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "word": "Springtide"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "geut veshefel bemolad hayareakh uvemilo'o",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "word": "גֵּאוּת וְשֵׁפֶל בְּמוֹלַד הַיָּרֵחַ וּבְמִלּוֹאוֹ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "geut vashefel bamolad uvamale",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "word": "גֵּאוּת וָשֵׁפֶל בַּמּוֹלָד וּבַמָּלֵא"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "word": "pasang purnama"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rabharta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hansari",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "word": "한사리"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "word": "pasang purnama"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "word": "uwheuwhe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "word": "taitai nui"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "word": "tai nunui"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "word": "tai koko"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "word": "tai toko"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "springflo"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "springflod"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "maré viva"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "maré de sizígia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "priliv",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прилив"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "polnaja voda",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "полная вода"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "reothart"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "reothairt"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "marea de primavera"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "marea viva"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "llanw mawr"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "tide which occurs when the moon is new or full",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gorllanw"
    }
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  "word": "spring tide"
}

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