Lag of the tide

Definition of Lag of the tide

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.

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