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High-water Mark (Noun)

Meaning

A line marking the highest level reached.

Classification

Nouns denoting spatial position.

Examples

  • The tsunami wave crashed onto the shore and left a noticeable high-water mark on the walls of the beachside houses.
  • A plaque was erected at the river's high-water mark of the historic flood of 1969 as a warning and reminder.
  • During low tide, a large piece of seaweed indicated the ocean's recent high-water mark along the coastline.
  • Archaeologists studying ancient coastal cities would look for evidence of previous sea levels at the high-water marks carved into rock.
  • Tourists wandering through Venice take care to watch out for hidden uneven walkways created where foundations stretch down to beneath ancient floodwaters high-water marks.

Hypernyms

  • Watermark
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