high tide
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The newly discovered tracks lie in the modern intertidal zone, where they are covered by seawater at high tide twice a day.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
He then struggles to cross the waters between the two islands at high tide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Mersea is connected to mainland Essex by one road, which floods when there is a particularly high tide.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
A high tide can wash people offshore and capsize small boats near shore.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
As the high tide came in, salty water covered the lower half of the path and the shore and coursed deep into the ravine.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
