spring tide
noun/ˌsprɪŋ ˈtaɪd/
/ˌsprɪŋ ˈtaɪd/
- a tide in which there is a very great rise and fall of the sea, and which happens near the new moon and the full moon each month
- The highest spring tides of the year occur after the equinoxes in March and September.
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