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LEE TIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lee tide mean? 

LEE TIDE (noun)
  The noun LEE TIDE has 1 sense:

1. a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowingplay

  Familiarity information: LEE TIDE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEE TIDE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

lee tide; leeward tide

Context example:

a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats

Hypernyms ("lee tide" is a kind of...):

tide (the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon)


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