Definitions for high-water mark
high-wa·ter mark

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. high-water marknoun

   a line marking the highest level reached

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1. high-water marknoun

   A mark, such as a line of seaweed, showing the highest level reached by a body of water.

2. high-water marknoun

   The peak or apex of something.

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1. high-water mark

   A high water mark is a point that represents the maximum rise of a body of water over land. Such a mark is often the result of a flood, but high water marks may reflect an all-time high, an annual high (highest level to which water rose that year) or the high point for some other division of time. Knowledge of the high water mark for an area is useful in managing the development of that area, particularly in making preparations for flood surges. High water marks from floods have been measured for planning purposes since at least as far back as the civilizations of ancient Egypt. It is a common practice to create a physical marker indicating one or more of the highest water marks for an area, usually with a line at the level to which the water rose, and a notation of the date on which this high water mark was set. This may be a free-standing flood level sign or other marker, or it may be affixed to a building or other structure that was standing at the time of the flood that set the mark.A high water mark is not necessarily an actual physical mark, but it is possible for water rising to a high point to leave a lasting physical impression such as floodwater staining. A landscape marking left by the high water mark of ordinary tidal action may be called a strandline and is typically composed of debris left by high tide. The area at the top of a beach where debris is deposited is an example of this phenomenon. Where there are tides, this line is formed by the highest position of the tide, and moves up and down the beach on a fortnightly cycle. The debris is chiefly composed of rotting seaweed, but can also include a large amount of litter, either from ships at sea or from sewage outflows.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. high-water mark

   The line made by the water upon the shore, when at its greatest height; it is also designated the flood-mark and spring-tide mark. This constitutes the boundary line of admiralty jurisdiction as to the soil.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

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

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of high-water mark in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of high-water mark in a Sentence

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. James Feldkamp:

   This is still the high-water mark of the annual consumer calendar, it's still the biggest show and it's still watched by hundreds of millions of households around China.

4. Ben Jealous:

   I think she's at her high water mark, i think you'll see that begin to change as folks start to tune in as we head into the Super Tuesday states ...That support will begin to shrink.

5. Booker T. Washington:

   I believe that any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high water mark of pure and useful living.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=high-water mark
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/High-Water_Mark
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Water_Mark
4. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=high-water mark