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The possibility of a prolonged neap tide like the one that had tripped up the landing boats at Tarawa was right there in black and white.
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Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
But on November 20, 1943, the day the amphibious assault on Tarawa began, an apogean neap tide prevailed.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
The bay was filling on a neap tide and the Stags of Broadhaven thrust at the clear white skies in raucous appeal.
—Kevin Barry, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
But on November 20, 1943, the day the amphibious assault on Tarawa began, an apogean neap tide prevailed.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
The bay was filling on a neap tide and the Stags of Broadhaven thrust at the clear white skies in raucous appeal.
—Kevin Barry, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
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“Neap tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neap%20tide. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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