tidemark

[ tahyd-mahrk ]
/ ˈtaɪdˌmɑrk /
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noun

the point that something or someone has reached, receded below, or risen above: He has reached the tidemark of his prosperity.
a mark left by the highest or lowest point of a tide.
a mark made to indicate the highest or lowest point of a tide.

Origin of tidemark

First recorded in 1790–1800; tide1 + mark1

Words nearby tidemark

tide-generating force, tide-rip, tidehead, tideland, tideline, tidemark, tiderip, tides, tidewaiter, tidewater, tideway

Words related to tidemark

apex, apogee, acme, ceiling, peak, watermark

Example sentences from the Web for tidemark

  • This was the tidemark of a friendly bite Cleg had given to a friend, in whose double row were no gaps.

    Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City |S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for tidemark

tidemark
/ (ˈtaɪdˌmɑːk) /

noun

a mark left by the highest or lowest point of a tide
a marker indicating the highest or lowest point reached by a tide
mainly British a mark showing a level reached by a liquid a tidemark on the bath
informal, mainly British a dirty mark on the skin, indicating the extent to which someone has washed

Scientific definitions for tidemark

tidemark
[ tīd′märk′ ]

A line or mark on a shore indicating the highest or lowest level reached by the tide.