high water marknoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌhaɪ ˈwɔː.tə ˌmɑːk/us/ˌhaɪ ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ ˌmɑːrk/high water mark noun [ C usually singular ] (SEA/RIVER)
a mark that shows the highest level that the sea or river reaches at a particular place
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Floods, tides & currents
- backwash
- change
- come
- current
- ebb
- eddy
- flooded
- floodgate
- flooding
- floodplain
- high tide
- inundate
- low-water mark
- neap tide
- overfall
- tidal
- undertow
- water
- waterlogged
- whirlpool
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high water mark noun [ C usually singular ] (SUCCESSFUL POINT)
the most successful point of something:
His 1991 election victory was probably the high water mark of his popularity.
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Higher and lower points of achievement
- apex
- apogee
- capstone
- climax
- consummation
- glory days
- height
- heyday
- high point
- high tide
- Indian summer
- nadir
- peak
- plumb
- rock bottom
- the acme
- trough
- vertex
- zenith
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