[U,C] the time when the sea has risen to its highest level; the sea at this time:
You can't walk along this beach at high tide. * (figurative) the high tide of Victorian prosperity (= the time when sth is most popular or successful)
compareFLOODTIDE, HIGHWATER
OPPLOWTIDE
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