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slack-water

slack-water noun: a time, at the turn of the tide, when the water is calm.

Noun

slack-water (countable and uncountable, plural slack-waters)

  1. A time, at the turn of the tide, when the water is calm.
  2. A stretch of seawater in which there are no currents, or of a river impeded by a lock or dam.

Forms of slack-water

pluralslack-waters

Questions about slack-water

What does slack-water mean?
Slack-water means a time, at the turn of the tide, when the water is calm.
What part of speech is slack-water?
Slack-water is a noun.
What is the plural of slack-water?
The plural of slack-water is slack-waters.

Words near slack-water in the dictionary

  1. slack-key
  2. slack-rope
  3. slack-ropes
  4. slack-tub
  5. slack-tubs
  6. slack-water
  7. slack-waters
  8. slackadaisical
  9. slackard
  10. slackards
  11. slackass

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