The correct answer is A) stand of the tide. The stand of the tide refers to the period at high or low tide when there is no change in the height of the water. This is a brief period of time when the tide has reached its highest or lowest point and remains stationary before reversing direction. The other answer choices are incorrect because: B) plane of the tide is not a commonly used term C) reversing of the tide refers to the change in direction of the tide, not the lack of change in water height D) range of the tide refers to the difference in height between high and low tide, not the static period at the extremes.