low tide

noun

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

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Meanings

nounlow tide (countable and uncountable, plural low tides)

plural low tides

  1. countableuncountableThe tide at its lowest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.
  2. countableuncountableThe time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian отли́в
  • отли́в (otlív)the tide at its lowest level
Catalan marea baixa
  • marea baixathe tide at its lowest level
Chinese Mandarin 低潮
  • 低潮 (dīcháo)the tide at its lowest level
Czech odliv
  • odlivthe tide at its lowest level
Danish ebbe, lavvande
  • ebbethe tide at its lowest level
  • lavvandethe tide at its lowest level
Dutch laagtij, ebtij
  • laagtijthe tide at its lowest level
  • ebtijthe tide at its lowest level
  • laagtijthe time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
  • laagwaterthe time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
Esperanto malalta tajdo
  • malalta tajdothe tide at its lowest level
Estonian mõõn
  • mõõnthe tide at its lowest level
Finnish matalavesi, luode
  • matalavesithe tide at its lowest level
  • luodethe tide at its lowest level
  • matalavesithe time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
  • luodethe time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
French marée basse
  • marée bassethe tide at its lowest level
German Ebbe, Niedrigwasser
  • Ebbethe tide at its lowest level
  • Niedrigwasserthe tide at its lowest level
Greek άμπωτη
  • άμπωτη (ámpoti)the tide at its lowest level
Hungarian apály, apály
  • apálythe tide at its lowest level
  • apálythe time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
Icelandic fjara
  • fjarathe tide at its lowest level
Italian bassa marea
  • bassa mareathe tide at its lowest level
Japanese 干潮, 低潮
  • 干潮 (kanchō)the tide at its lowest level
  • 低潮 (teichō)the tide at its lowest level
Korean 저조, 간조
  • 저조 (jeojo)the tide at its lowest level
  • 간조 (ganjo)the tide at its lowest level
Latvian bēgums
  • bēgumsthe tide at its lowest level
Māori tai timu
  • tai timuthe tide at its lowest level
Norwegian Bokmål lavvann
  • lavvannthe tide at its lowest level
Persian کهکشند
  • کهکشند (kehkešand)the tide at its lowest level
Polish odpływ, odpływ
  • odpływthe tide at its lowest level
  • odpływthe time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
Portuguese maré baixa, baixa-mar
  • maré baixathe tide at its lowest level
  • baixa-marthe tide at its lowest level
  • vazantethe tide at its lowest level
  • maré baixathe time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
  • baixa-marthe time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
Romanian maree joasă
  • maree joasăthe tide at its lowest level
Russian отли́в, ма́лая вода́
  • отли́в (otlív)the tide at its lowest level
  • ма́лая вода́ (málaja vodá)the tide at its lowest level
  • ни́зший у́ровень отли́ва (nízšij úrovenʹ otlíva)the tide at its lowest level
  • отли́в (otlív)the time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
Scottish Gaelic ìsle-mhara, tràigh
  • ìsle-mharathe tide at its lowest level
  • tràighthe tide at its lowest level
Slovak odliv
  • odlivthe tide at its lowest level
Spanish bajamar, marea baja
  • bajamarthe tide at its lowest level
  • marea bajathe tide at its lowest level
  • bajamarthe time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
Swedish lågvatten, ebb
  • lågvattenthe tide at its lowest level
  • ebbthe tide at its lowest level
  • ebbthe time of day when the sea has receded to its lowest level
Tagalog kati, oyo
  • katithe tide at its lowest level
  • oyothe tide at its lowest level
Ukrainian відли́в
  • відли́в (vidlýv)the tide at its lowest level
Welsh llanw isel
  • llanw iselthe tide at its lowest level
Cite this entry
APA

low tide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low%20tide

MLA

“low tide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low%20tide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “low tide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low%20tide.

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