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low water

low water noun: the location of low tide in a coastal area.

Noun

low water (countable and uncountable, plural low waters)

  1. The location of low tide in a coastal area.
    • The railway then follows the widening estuary of the river, which at high tide has the appearance of a lake, but at low water presents a rather cheerless expanse of dark mud.1953 February, H. A. Vallance, “To Brighton through the Shoreham Gap”, in Railway Magazine, page 82
    Synonyms:
    LW
  2. The lowest stage of a river.
  3. The temporary situation of having little money.
    • Miss Monro’s eyes glistened. It struck me that she was in exceedingly low water, and that the chance of a square meal was not to be despised.1927, Agatha Christie, The Big Four

low water meaning in Tamil and Kannada

low water in Tamil

தாழ்நீர்

low water in Kannada

ಇಳಿನೀರು

Synonyms of low water

Antonyms

Forms of low water

plurallow waters

Words formed from low water

Questions about low water

What does low water mean?
Low water means the location of low tide in a coastal area.
What is low water in Tamil?
Low water in Tamil is தாழ்நீர். See Low water meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is low water?
Low water is a noun.
What is the plural of low water?
The plural of low water is low waters.

Words near low water in the dictionary

  1. low thyroid
  2. low tide
  3. low tides
  4. Low Town
  5. Low Valleyfield
  6. low water
  7. low waters
  8. low wine
  9. low wines
  10. low wire
  11. low wires

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