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slack water

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun slack water has 1 sense
  1. slack water, slack tide - the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide
    --1 is a kind of tide

Definitions from the Web

Term: Slack Water

Part of Speech: Noun

Senses:

  1. Calming or stillness in a body of water, especially during the transition between high and low tide.
  2. A brief period of calm or inactivity.

Usage:

  • The fishing boats sailed through the slack water, taking advantage of the calm period between tides.
  • After a long day at work, she enjoyed sitting by the lake, finding peace in the slack water.

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