high water line

high water line
the intersection of mean high water with the shore

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  • high water line — or mark The line on the shore to which high tide rises under normal weather conditions. High water mark is generally computed as a mean or average high tide and not as extreme height of water. Carolina Beach Fishing Pier, Inc. v. Town of Carolina …   Black's law dictionary

  • high water line — or mark The line on the shore to which high tide rises under normal weather conditions. High water mark is generally computed as a mean or average high tide and not as extreme height of water. Carolina Beach Fishing Pier, Inc. v. Town of Carolina …   Black's law dictionary

  • high-water line — noun or high water mark 1. a. : the line of the shore of the sea or of a lake or river to which the waters usually reach at high water: (1) : the line that marks the limit of the rise of the medium tides of the sea between the spring and neap… …   Useful english dictionary

  • high-water mark — Properly, a mark left on a beach by wave wash at the preceding high water. It does not necessarily correspond to the high water line. Because it can be determined by simple observation, it is frequently used in place of the high water line, which …   Military dictionary

  • High water — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • High-water mark — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • High-water shrub — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • high-water mark — noun a line marking the highest level reached • Hypernyms: ↑water line, ↑watermark * * * noun, pl ⋯ marks [count] 1 : the time when something is most active, successful, etc. : ↑peak It was the high water mark of her career …   Useful english dictionary

  • water line — noun 1. a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑waterline, ↑water level • Hypernyms: ↑line • Hyponyms: ↑load line, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • High Water (For Charley Patton) — Infobox Song Name = High Water (For Charley Patton) Caption = Album cover Artist = Bob Dylan Album = Love and Theft B side = Released = September 11, 2001 Format = Recorded = May 2001 Genre = Folk Length = 4:04 Label = Columbia Writer = Bob Dylan …   Wikipedia

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