hightide

See also: high tide

English

Etymology

From Middle English hegtide, from Old English hēahtīd (“a holy day”), equivalent to high +‎ tide. Cognate with Dutch hoogtijd, German Hochzeit, Danish højtid, Swedish högtid, Icelandic hátíð, Norwegian Bokmål høytid, Norwegian Nynorsk høgtid. Compare also highday, hockday.

Noun

hightide (plural hightides)

A great festival.
The point at which the sea level is at its highest during any given cycle

Translations

highpoint in sea level change cycle

Spanish: pleamar (es)
Yámana: yaraku

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