spring tide
spring tide — noun
1. A time each month when the ocean rises higher than normal and falls lower than n
A time each month when the ocean rises higher than normal and falls lower than normal, caused by the sun and moon lining up with the earth so their gravity pulls in the same direction.
Fishers along the coast know that a spring tide brings stronger currents than usual.
collocation: spring tide + brings stronger currents
During the spring tide at Tuan's beach, water reached the bottom of the sea wall.
preposition: during a spring tide + location
The lifeboat crew practised ahead of the spring tide to prepare for rescues.
Hui checked the tide forecast to see how high the spring tide would be.
Kasia saw that the spring tide had left seaweed and shells on the promenade.
- neap tide
When the difference between high and low water is smallest, occurring when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.
文法句型
the spring tide
a spring tide
during a spring tide
用法筆記
Spring tide is NOT related to the season spring — it happens twice each lunar month (at new moon and full moon). The opposite is a neap tide, when the difference between high and low water is smallest.