English noun: slack water | |||
1. | slack water (object) a stretch of water without current or movement | ||
Samples | Suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless. | ||
Synonyms | slack | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stretch | ||
2. | slack water (event) the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide | ||
Synonyms | slack tide | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tide | ||