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low tide

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The tide at its lowest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: low water

Antonyms: high tide

Broader terms: tide

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: адлі́ў (adlíw) — the tide at its lowest level
  • Central Bikol: hunas — the tide at its lowest level
  • Bulgarian: отли́в (otlív) — the tide at its lowest level
  • Catalan: marea baixa — the tide at its lowest level
  • Cebuano: hunas — the tide at its lowest level
  • Chinese Mandarin: 低潮 (dīcháo) — the tide at its lowest level
  • Czech: odliv — the tide at its lowest level
  • Danish: ebbe — the tide at its lowest level
  • Danish: lavvande — the tide at its lowest level
  • Dutch: laagtij — the tide at its lowest level
  • Dutch: ebtij — the tide at its lowest level
  • Esperanto: malalta tajdo — the tide at its lowest level
  • Estonian: mõõn — the tide at its lowest level
  • Finnish: matalavesi — the tide at its lowest level
  • Finnish: luode — the tide at its lowest level
  • French: marée basse — the tide at its lowest level
  • Galician: marea baixa — the tide at its lowest level
  • Galician: baixamar — the tide at its lowest level
  • Galician: seca — the tide at its lowest level
  • Galician: vazante — the tide at its lowest level
  • Georgian: მიქცევა (mikceva) — the tide at its lowest level
  • German: Ebbe — the tide at its lowest level
  • German: Niedrigwasser — the tide at its lowest level
  • Greek: άμπωτη (ámpoti) — the tide at its lowest level
  • Hungarian: apály — the tide at its lowest level
  • Icelandic: fjara — the tide at its lowest level
  • Ilocano: panagababaw ti baybay — the tide at its lowest level
  • Italian: bassa marea — the tide at its lowest level
  • Japanese: 干潮 (kanchō) — the tide at its lowest level
  • Japanese: 低潮 (teichō) — the tide at its lowest level
  • Southern Kalinga: liting — the tide at its lowest level
  • Korean: 저조 (jeojo) — the tide at its lowest level
  • Korean: 간조 (ganjo) — the tide at its lowest level
  • Latvian: bēgums — the tide at its lowest level
  • Macedonian: осека (oseka) — the tide at its lowest level
  • Macedonian: одлив (odliv) — the tide at its lowest level
  • Māori: tai timu — the tide at its lowest level
  • Norman: bas dg'ieau — the tide at its lowest level
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lavvann — the tide at its lowest level
  • Persian: کهکشند (kehkešand) — the tide at its lowest level
  • Polish: odpływ — the tide at its lowest level
  • Portuguese: maré baixa — the tide at its lowest level
  • Portuguese: baixa-mar — the tide at its lowest level
  • Portuguese: vazante — the tide at its lowest level
  • Romanian: maree joasă — the tide at its lowest level
  • Russian: отли́в (otlív) — the tide at its lowest level
  • Russian: ма́лая вода́ (málaja vodá) — the tide at its lowest level
  • Russian: ни́зший у́ровень отли́ва (nízšij úrovenʹ otlíva) — the tide at its lowest level
  • Scottish Gaelic: ìsle-mhara — the tide at its lowest level
  • Scottish Gaelic: tràigh — the tide at its lowest level
  • Serbo-Croatian: осека — the tide at its lowest level
  • Serbo-Croatian: одлив — the tide at its lowest level
  • Serbo-Croatian: oseka — the tide at its lowest level
  • Serbo-Croatian: odliv — the tide at its lowest level
  • Slovak: odliv — the tide at its lowest level
  • Slovene: oseka — the tide at its lowest level
  • Spanish: bajamar — the tide at its lowest level
  • Spanish: marea baja — the tide at its lowest level
  • Swedish: lågvatten — the tide at its lowest level
  • Swedish: ebb — the tide at its lowest level
  • Tagalog: kati — the tide at its lowest level
  • Tagalog: oyo — the tide at its lowest level
  • Ukrainian: відли́в (vidlýv) — the tide at its lowest level
  • Welsh: llanw isel — the tide at its lowest level
  • Dutch: laagtij — the time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
  • Dutch: laagwater — the time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
  • Finnish: matalavesi — the time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
  • Finnish: luode — the time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
  • Hungarian: apály — the time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
  • Macedonian: осека (oseka) — the time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
  • Macedonian: одлив (odliv) — the time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
  • Portuguese: maré baixa — the time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
  • Portuguese: baixa-mar — the time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
  • Russian: отли́в (otlív) — the time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
  • Spanish: bajamar — the time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
  • Swedish: ebb — the time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level