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high-water mark

noun

Meaning

  1. A mark, such as a line of seaweed, showing the highest level reached by a body of water.
  2. (by extension) The peak or apex of something.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

high water(English)flood tide(English)high tide(English)first water(English)high point(English)summit(English)height(English)maximum(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data