spring tide: Meaning and Definition of

spring' tide'

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  1. the large rise and fall of the tide at or soon after the new or the full moon. See diag. under.
  2. any great flood or swelling rush: a spring tide of compliments.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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