Complete Definition of "neap tide"

English

Noun

neap tide

  1. The tide which occurs when the Moon is in its first and third quarter; the effects of the Sun and Moon being partially cancelled out this type of tide is of minimum range.

Antonyms
spring tide

See also
w:Tide|Wikipedia article on Tide

zh:neap tide

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