- line of high water
- See ordinary high-water mark.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
line of high water
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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 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 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
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 (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
high water mark — Tidemark Tide mark, n. 1. a mark on a shore line indicating the normal level of the water at high tide, caused by the action of the flowing water; sometimes also used for the mark left at the point of the normal low tide; called also {high water… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
