high tide
noun
1
: the tide when the water is at its greatest elevation
2
: culminating point : climax
the hide tide of the war effort
Examples of high tide in a Sentence
At high tide the water covers the rocks completely.
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The club’s property line is based on the mean high tide line, typically ranging from 15 to 20 feet in front of The Marine Room restaurant and occasionally up to 30 feet, Kellogg said.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
If high tides roll in during a Gulf Stream slowdown and higher seas can make coastal water levels rise quickly and cause high tide flooding.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Sweet said the El Niños that prevailed from 2015 to 2016 and 2023 to 2024 were particularly strong and resulted in upticks in high tide flooding compared with previous years, which is something NOAA has been tracking and trying to better understand.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 May 2026
During the winter of 1982-83, damage was particularly severe along the coast as high tides surged amid powerful storms.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
If high tides roll in during a Gulf Stream slowdown and higher seas can make coastal water levels rise quickly and cause high tide flooding.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Sweet said the El Niños that prevailed from 2015 to 2016 and 2023 to 2024 were particularly strong and resulted in upticks in high tide flooding compared with previous years, which is something NOAA has been tracking and trying to better understand.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 May 2026
During the winter of 1982-83, damage was particularly severe along the coast as high tides surged amid powerful storms.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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“High tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20tide. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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