"low-water mark" meaning in All languages combined

See low-water mark on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: low-water marks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} low-water mark (plural low-water marks)
  1. A mark, such as a line of seaweed, showing the lowest level reached by a body of water.
    Sense id: en-low-water_mark-en-noun-xIMfqWmO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
  2. (by extension) The nadir or lowest point of something. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-low-water_mark-en-noun-k6mvFAI~

Inflected forms

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