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-- Lag of the tide --
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Lag of the tide

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the interval by which the time of high water falls behind the mean time, in the first and third quarters of the moon; - opposed to priming of the tide, or the acceleration of the time of high water, in the second and fourth quarters; depending on the relative positions of the sun and moon.

See also: Lag

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