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Definition of high-water mark noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

high-water mark

noun
 
/ˌhaɪ ˈwɔːtə mɑːk/
 
/ˌhaɪ ˈwɔːtər mɑːrk/
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  1. a line or mark showing the highest point that the sea or floodwater has reached
    • We pulled the boat up the beach above the high-water mark.
    • (figurative) the high-water mark of Parisian fashion (= the most successful time)
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