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slack-waters

slack-waters is the plural of slack-water.

Meaning of slack-water

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.

Questions about slack-waters

What is slack-waters the plural of?
Slack-waters is the plural of slack-water.

Words near slack-waters in the dictionary

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

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