high water

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high water (countable and uncountable, plural high waters)

  1. (uncountable) The location of high tide on a coastal area.
    • 1941 January, the late John Phillimore, “The Forth Bridge 1890-1940”, in Railway Magazine, page 5:
      So as not to impede navigation the two principal spans of the bridge were designed to provide a clear headway of 157 ft. above high water for a distance of 500 ft.; [...].
  2. The state of the tide when the water is at its highest.
    • 1952 September, “Chepstow River Bridge Centenary”, in Railway Magazine, page 623:
      One of the requirements of the design was the provision of a clear headway of 50 ft. at high water for shipping.
  3. (countable) The highest stage of a river.

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