Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-water mark

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables: high--wa-ter -mark
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

The peak, apex or acme of something; the maximum level; the furthest or highest point.

Example Sentences

"This imposing structure, which not only carries the single track branch line but also the gas main supplying the Forest of Dean area, cost £200,000 when it was built in 1879, and at its highest point is 70ft above the high-water mark."
"Madocks built his model town on land partly reclaimed from the sea, and was justifiably proud of the fact that it stood well below what was still the official high-water mark. Until then, the surrounding area was largely marshland."
"The Gettysburg campaign was the high-water mark of the Confederacy's invasions of the North."

Inflected Forms

high-water marks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tidemark

Antonyms

low-water mark

Questions

What does high-water mark mean?: A mark, such as a line of seaweed, showing the highest level reached by a body of water.

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