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单词 high water
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Definition of high water in English:

high water

noun
  • another term for high tide
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When the high water rose, on that pewter-grey afternoon two months ago, the city found itself suddenly embattled on four fronts.
    • Beware of undercut banks caused by the high water.
    • The low portage is preferred, but was unachievable in high waters.
    • In high water conditions, a slope on the right before the boulders can be followed into an unpleasant crawl in a shale band, which also emerges in Stop Pot.
    • Slack water is between 2 hours and 1 hour before low water and high water at Coverack.
    • Moreover, in the high waters, coral reefs no longer could protect the islands and their birds' nests from storms and rough seas.
    • And on top of that, he added, the three-week season of high water when he is on the river doesn't conflict with spawning season.
    • The lifeboat remained on the scene for several hours until the vessel was refloated on the next high water.
    • Since the pillars have been installed, ships are coming into the river half an hour closer to high water, as an extra safety margin.
    • The tide reached a record high water level of 11.2 metres, the highest since the diking of the Qiantang River in 1949.
    • That high water blocked the drainage of the normal summer floods, turning the nation into a vast lake.
    • It was solid, but in danger of falling down in high waters.
    • Ten percent of the foreshore and seabed is owned down to the mean high water spring by Maori under Maori title.
    • It's a lot of work and a lot of stress to make sure that everything is organized for the high water, especially if the high water comes during the night.
    • The boat was then hauled up above the high water mark as easily as if it were made of feathers, by the host of young men.
    • There was an ebb tide in the approach channel after high water which pushed ships towards the shoal ground on the starboard side of the Vessel.

Definition of high water in US English:

high water

nounˈhaɪ ˈˌwɔdər
  • another term for high tide
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The lifeboat remained on the scene for several hours until the vessel was refloated on the next high water.
    • The tide reached a record high water level of 11.2 metres, the highest since the diking of the Qiantang River in 1949.
    • The boat was then hauled up above the high water mark as easily as if it were made of feathers, by the host of young men.
    • When the high water rose, on that pewter-grey afternoon two months ago, the city found itself suddenly embattled on four fronts.
    • In high water conditions, a slope on the right before the boulders can be followed into an unpleasant crawl in a shale band, which also emerges in Stop Pot.
    • It was solid, but in danger of falling down in high waters.
    • There was an ebb tide in the approach channel after high water which pushed ships towards the shoal ground on the starboard side of the Vessel.
    • And on top of that, he added, the three-week season of high water when he is on the river doesn't conflict with spawning season.
    • That high water blocked the drainage of the normal summer floods, turning the nation into a vast lake.
    • Ten percent of the foreshore and seabed is owned down to the mean high water spring by Maori under Maori title.
    • It's a lot of work and a lot of stress to make sure that everything is organized for the high water, especially if the high water comes during the night.
    • Since the pillars have been installed, ships are coming into the river half an hour closer to high water, as an extra safety margin.
    • The low portage is preferred, but was unachievable in high waters.
    • Moreover, in the high waters, coral reefs no longer could protect the islands and their birds' nests from storms and rough seas.
    • Beware of undercut banks caused by the high water.
    • Slack water is between 2 hours and 1 hour before low water and high water at Coverack.
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