Meaning & use
neap tide
A tide with an unusually small range, occurring when the sun and moon's pulls partly cancel out.
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During neap tide, the water barely rose above the usual high-water mark.
Sailors planned the shallow crossing for neap tide, when the currents were weaker.
A note on using this word
Neap tides occur near the first and third quarters of the moon, in contrast to the larger spring tides at new and full moon.
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spring tide
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