establishment

The interval of time between the transit (upper or lower) of the moon and the next high water at a place.

Related terms:

• corrected establishment
• common establishment
• vulgar establishment
• high-water lunitidal interval
• mean high-water lunitidal interval
• high-water full and change
• mean rise interval
• mean low-water lunitidal interval
• low-water lunitidal interval
• strength-of-ebb interval