morte-eau

French

Alternative forms

• morte eau

Etymology

From mort +‎ eau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔʁ.to/

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Noun

morte-eau f (plural morte-eaux)

1. (nautical) neap tide (the lowest tide)

   Antonym: vive-eau f

Further reading

• “morte-eau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.