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highwater - the tide when the water is highest

high tide, high water

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

direct tide - the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side

neap, neap tide - a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon

springtide - a greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons

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"Here's where we can play real Robinson Crusoe, " Billy cried, as they crossed the hard sand from highwater mark to the edge of the water.

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