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Neap Tide

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Noun

1. neap, neap tide

a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon

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Neap Tide

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noun
either of the two tides that occur at the first or last quarter of the moon when the tide-generating forces of the sun and moon oppose each other and produce the smallest rise and fall in tidal level
Compare spring tide (sense 1)

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Neap Tide

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n.
A tide that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is least. Neap tide comes twice a month, in the first and third quarters of the moon.

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