high water
noun
water at its greatest elevation, as in a river.
Origin of high water
First recorded in 1545–55
Words nearby high water
high technology,
high tide,
high time,
high tops,
high treason,
high water,
high waters,
high wine,
high wire,
high wycombe,
high yellow
Definition for high water (2 of 2)
high waters
plural noun Slang.
trousers short enough to expose the ankles, especially as worn by growing children whom they earlier fit.
Also called
flooders.
Origin of high waters
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
British Dictionary definitions for high water
high water
noun
another name for high tide (def. 1)
the state of any stretch of water at its highest level, as during a flood
Abbreviation:
HW