slack water (redirected from slack waters)

slack water

n.

1. A period of cessation in the strong flow of a current of water, especially at high or low tide.

2. An area in a sea or river unaffected by currents; still water.

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slack water

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the period of still water around the turn of the tide, esp at low tide

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slack water, slack tide - Before any turn of the tide, there is a time of slack water or slack tide.

See also related terms for tide.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slack water - a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless" slack stretch - a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
	2.	slack water - the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide slack tide tide - the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon