Dictionary - Definition of ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PORT


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. (Hydrography), a datum on which the tides are computed at the given port, obtained by observation, viz., the interval between the moon's passage over the meridian and the time of high water at the port, on the days of new and full moon.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. (Hydrography), a datum on which the tides are computed at the given port, obtained by observation, viz., the interval between the moon's passage over the meridian and the time of high water at the port, on the days of new and full moon.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Common Expressions: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PORT

Expressions	Definition
Establishment of the port	(Hydrography), a datum on which the tides are computed at the given port, obtained by observation, viz., the interval between the moon's passage over the meridian and the time of high water at the port, on the days of new and full moon. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top