mean low tide

mean low tide
The line of the average low tide. The average taken at a specific point on a shore of the extreme low tide and the highest line of an ebbing tide.

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  • mean low tide — The average of all low tides both low and lower low over a fixed period of time. State v. Edwards, 188 Wash. 467, 62 P.2d 1094, 1095 …   Black's law dictionary

  • mean low tide — The average of all low tides both low and lower low over a fixed period of time. State v. Edwards, 188 Wash. 467, 62 P.2d 1094, 1095 …   Black's law dictionary

  • low tide — The lowest point reached by the ebbing tide. See mean low tide …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Low tide — Low Low (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mean low water springs — The mean low water spring is the lowest level to which spring tides retreat on the average over a period of time (often 19 years). External links* [http://www.pol.ac.uk/ntslf/tgi/definitions.html Definitions] of various tide related terms on the… …   Wikipedia

  • Mean low water spring — The mean low water spring (MLWS) is the lowest level to which spring tides retreat on average over a period of time (often 19 years). External links Definitions of various tide related terms on the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory site.… …   Wikipedia

  • mean low water mark — The point on the shore which the average low tide will reach …   Black's law dictionary

  • mean low water mark — The point on the shore which the average low tide will reach …   Black's law dictionary

  • mean lower low tide — The average of lower low tides over a fixed period of time. State v. Edwards, 188 Wash. 467, 62 P.2d 1094, 1095 …   Black's law dictionary

  • mean lower low tide — The average of lower low tides over a fixed period of time. State v. Edwards, 188 Wash. 467, 62 P.2d 1094, 1095 …   Black's law dictionary

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