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low waters

low waters is the plural of low water.

Meaning of low water

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

Questions about low waters

What is low waters the plural of?
Low waters is the plural of low water.

Words near low waters in the dictionary

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

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