slack-water

noun

Definitions

  1. A time, at the turn of the tide, when the water is calm.

  2. A stretch of seawater in which there are no currents, or of a river impeded by a lock or…

    A stretch of seawater in which there are no currents, or of a river impeded by a lock or dam.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for slack-water. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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