dead low tide

Without those empties, the ship "will not be able to depart the harbor because it would not have the air clearance to navigate under the Bayonne Bridge -- even at a dead low tide," said Doyle.

Their progress from a respectable amount to absolute zero is as inevitable as the recession of the sea from high-water mark to dead low tide—a steady withdrawal from the bank, my dear Jeremy!

Photo: Courtesy of Cook Manufacturing Corp.Conditions were perfect: dead low tide, clear water and not a breath of wind.

We were starting out on a full moon at dead low tide, but Clymer assured me the fish would be hungry once the tide turned.

It's dead low tide and he'll have to make a big bend to get out.