low water
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3.7
- noun
- /loʊ ˈwɔːtər/
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- Fishermen prefer to set their nets at low water since fish tend to gather in smaller pools.
- mean low water
- low water mark
- low-water line
Examples
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And the best time for fishing is during the low water, so all the fish are concentrated in the main river or lakes.
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The last time the Mississippi shut down due to low water was in 1988.
Blog text (9) -
Most are grown in areas between about 1 m above and 0.5 m below mean low water.
Academic text (1996) -
No one was at the low-water bridge yet; we had a good view through a screen of branches.
Fiction book (2000) -
Raymond explained that we would fish the section of the river above the low-water bridge where baptisms were held.
Fiction book (2000) -
No child of ours would ever be baptized in that deep, still pool above the low-water bridge.
Fiction book (2000) -
As he approached the falls, which had to be portaged at low water, he saw a figure standing on the little rocky island where the river split into two sections.
Fiction book (2001) -
Walking back at low water, I'm so intent on where I put my feet that I nearly stumble into a beached beluga.
Fiction book (1991) -
With an hour to wait for low-water slack, Father Jerome laid his half-wrecked boat against a rock ledge and hopped ashore.
Fiction book (1994) -
The normal baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the low-water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal state.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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1.4
The time when the sea is at its lowest level
Antonyms
How High
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3.4
2
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase combines 'low' (reduced level) with 'water' (sea/river), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can directly infer it refers to water at a reduced level (i.e., low tide). This adjective + noun composition is literal and cross-linguistically common, making the meaning immediately derivable from its parts.
Etymology
Low water comes from the simple image of the sea going out. When the water is low, the shore is bare and rocks and boats sit on the sand. So low water means 'the lowest point of the tide'.