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  1. high-wateradjective

    Pertaining to water at its highest achieved level; of or pertaining to high water; as, the high-water marks on the walls after a flood.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. high-water

    The greatest height of the flood-tide. (See TIDE.)

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of high-water in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of high-water in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of high-water in a Sentence

  1. Paul Walton:

    We're going to complete No Regrets Tour, we have 24 more governors to go and we're going to do it, as they say,' Come hell or high water.'.

  2. Brandon Cook:

    Be careful not to overcrowd the fryer or frying pan – the Brussels Sprouts expand as they cook due to their high water content.

  3. John Auers:

    I think we will see some significant drawdowns in July and August, and that will help margins, i think $50 a barrel for crude oil will be the high water mark, so gas prices will remain low and we will have a record driving season this summer.

  4. Greg McKenna:

    If you recall what happened when the CFO of Caterpillar said last earnings season that Q1 was likely to be the high water mark. All we need is somebody with serious exposure to the global economy to do something similar and we're talking about the downside again for stocks, not the upside.

  5. Tim Holan:

    I think it's probably fair to say that crude by rail has hit its high-water mark, but I don't think its gone forever.

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