SPRING TIDE


Meaning of SPRING TIDE in English

1. the large rise and fall of the tide at or soon after the new or the full moon. See diag. under tide 1 .

2. any great flood or swelling rush: a spring tide of compliments.

[ 1520-30 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .