high tide
noun/ˌhaɪ ˈtaɪd/
/ˌhaɪ ˈtaɪd/
(also high water)
[uncountable, countable]- the time when the sea has risen to its highest level in a particular place; the sea at this time
- at high tide You can't walk along this beach at high tide.
- (figurative) the high tide of Victorian prosperity (= the time when something is most popular or successful)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHigh tide is used before these nouns:- mark
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