Peggy Lawrence floats this query from Bel Air: "The dictionary meaning of ebb tide is 'outgoing or falling tide,' as opposed to 'flood tide' - 'incoming or rising tide.' What is it called when the water is not moving and there seems to be no tide?" That one- to three-hour period of scant movement around high or low tide is called the "slack tide." Best time for crabbing and clamming, I hear. The annual Chesapeake Bay swim starts at slack tide so swimmers aren't fighting strong tidal currents.
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