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Meaning of Neap | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
niːp

Definitions

  1. The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
  2. A neap tide.

Equivalents

العربية المدّ المنخفض
Deutsch Nippflut Nipptide
Español muerta (marea muerta)
Te Reo Māori hāro moī

Examples

“Both […] swam not landward, but toward the horizon. Very good luck, for they entered a neap rushing headlong toward shore and into a river beyond.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

neap tide Neapoli Neapolis Neapolitan Neapolitan chord Neapolitan disease

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