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      • also spring-tide, 1520s, "springtime," from spring (n.1) + tide (n.) in the old sense of "period, season." The meaning "tide that arises at or soon after a full moon and is higher than usual" is from 1540s; hence figuratively "a copious flow, a large quantity" (1590s). Earlier in this sense was spring-flood (late 14c.).
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  2. Jun 1, 2023 · springtide (n.) also spring-tide , 1520s, "springtime," from spring (n.1) + tide (n.) in the old sense of "period, season." The meaning "tide that arises at or soon after a full moon and is higher than usual" is from 1540s; hence figuratively "a copious flow, a large quantity" (1590s).

  3. Word History. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. springtide. 1 of 2. noun (1) spring· tide ˈspriŋ-ˌtīd. : springtime. spring tide. 2 of 2. noun (2) : a tide of greater-than-average range around the times of new moon and full moon. Examples of springtide in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun.

  4. A spring tide —popularly known as a "King Tide"—refers to the 'springing forth' of the tide during new and full moon. A neap tide —seven days after a spring tide—refers to a period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other. A spring tide is a common historical term that has nothing to do with the season of spring.

  5. noun. /ˌsprɪŋ ˈtaɪd/ a tide in which there is a very great rise and fall of the sea, and which happens near the new moon and the full moon each month. The highest spring tides of the year occur after the equinoxes in March and September. Definitions on the go.

  6. spring tide definition: 1. a tide in the sea when there is the greatest difference between how high the water is at high…. Learn more.

  7. spring tide, tide of maximal range, near the time of new and full moon when the Sun and Moon are in syzygy— i.e., aligned with the Earth. Conjunction is the time during new moon when the Sun and Moon lie on the same side of the Earth.

  8. Definitions of springtide. noun. a swelling rush of anything. “he rose on the springtide of prosperity”. see more. noun. a greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons. see more.

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