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 | ||