shift one's tides

verb

To record the variations of the tide and the positions of the sun and moon using a nautical almanac and sextant to determine the location and phase of the moon and to calculate the relative effect of the tides on the navigation of the ship.

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Meanings

verbshift one's tides (third-person singular simple present shifts one's tides, present participle shifting one's tides, simple past and past participle shifted one's tides)

present singular third person shifts one's tides · participle present shifting one's tides · participle past shifted one's tides · past shifted one's tides

  1. datednauticalTo record the variations of the tide and the positions of the sun and moon using a nautical almanac and sextant to determine the location and phase of the moon and to calculate the relative effect of the tides on the navigation of the ship.
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