tidemark tide·mark n

tidemark tide·mark n
['taɪdˌmɒːk]
linea di marea

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  • 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 mark}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tidemark — tide•mark [[t]ˈtaɪdˌmɑrk[/t]] n. 1) the point reached or risen above: the tidemark of our prosperity[/ex] 2) a mark left by the highest or lowest point of a tide 3) a mark indicating such a point • Etymology: 1790–1800 …   From formal English to slang

  • tidemark — tide|mark [ taıd,mark ] noun count 1. ) a mark left by the ocean at the highest point it reaches on the land 2. ) BRITISH INFORMAL a dirty mark around the inside of a bath that shows how deep the water was …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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

  • 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

  • tidemark — [tīdmärk΄] n. a mark indicating the highest point of flood tide or, sometimes, the lowest point of ebb tide …   English World dictionary

  • mark — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 spot/line ADJECTIVE ▪ dirty, grubby ▪ visible ▪ distinguishing, identifying ▪ Does he have any distinguishing marks? …   Collocations dictionary

  • tidemark — /tuyd mahrk /, n. 1. the point that something or someone has reached, receded below, or risen above: He has reached the tidemark of his prosperity. 2. a mark left by the highest or lowest point of a tide. 3. a mark made to indicate the highest or …   Universalium

  • tidemark — /ˈtaɪdmak/ (say tuydmahk) noun 1. a mark left by the highest or lowest point of a tide. 2. a mark made to indicate the highest or lowest point of a tide. 3. any mark indicating the point which something has reached or below which it has fallen.… …  

  • tidemark — noun 1》 a mark left or reached by the sea on a shore at the highest point of a tide. 2》 Brit. informal a grimy mark left around the inside of a bath or washbasin at the level reached by the water …   English new terms dictionary

  • tidemark — n. 1 a mark made by the tide at high water. 2 esp. Brit. a a mark left round a bath at the level of the water in it. b a line on a person s body marking the extent to which it has been washed …   Useful english dictionary

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