high water

American  

noun

1. water at its greatest elevation, as in a river.

2. high tide.

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high water British  

noun

1. another name for high tide

2. the state of any stretch of water at its highest level, as during a flood

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Etymology

Origin of high water

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

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high water

JLR's Chinese sales fell from a high water mark of 146,000 cars in 2017 to just 62,400 in the last financial year.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Together, the studies suggest that high water vapor supersaturation occurs in the cloud environments where condensational aerosol convective invigoration is most likely.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

"It's important to stay hydrated and not eat too much. So we focus on foods with high water content, like fruit, and on limiting calorie intake."

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

San Diego County’s water agency is selling some of its water to another Southern California agency to help limit increasingly high water costs for 3.3 million people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

The discovery of carbon-14 was the high water mark of Kamen s career in the Rad Lab; its publication was the beginning of his painful journey out of Lawrence’s good graces.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik