low water

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low water

noun low waters

countable, uncountable The location of low tide in a coastal area. The railway then follows the widening estuary of the river, which at high tide has the appearance of a lake, but at low water presents a rather cheerless expanse of dark mud.
Similar: LW
countable, uncountable The lowest stage of a river.
countable, uncountable The temporary situation of having little money. Miss Monro’s eyes glistened. It struck me that she was in exceedingly low water, and that the chance of a square meal was not to be despised.

Opposite: high water

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@misc{low_water_2026,
  title = {low water},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/low%20water},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}