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Slack water (slašk · wô · t r) n., 1. A period of cessation in the strong flow of a current of water, especially at high or low tide.

Slack water is when the tide is changing from one to another. When it stops going out, it comes to a standstill before it starts running back.
Neal Robrecht

SlackWater draws its name from a natural occurrence, a moment of calm before the tide reverses course.
Andrea Hammer

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