"high water" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "ref": "1941 January, the late John Phillimore, “The Forth Bridge 1890-1940”, in Railway Magazine, page 5:",
          "text": "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.; [...].",
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        "The location of high tide on a coastal area."
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          "high tide"
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        "(uncountable) The location of high tide on a coastal area."
      ],
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          "word": "high-water mark"
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        {
          "ref": "1952 September, “Chepstow River Bridge Centenary”, in Railway Magazine, page 623:",
          "text": "One of the requirements of the design was the provision of a clear headway of 50 ft. at high water for shipping.",
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      "glosses": [
        "The state of the tide when the water is at its highest."
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          "water",
          "water"
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          "highest",
          "highest"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
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      "glosses": [
        "The highest stage of a river."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) The highest stage of a river."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
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    }
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  "word": "high water"
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  "derived": [
    {
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          "ref": "1941 January, the late John Phillimore, “The Forth Bridge 1890-1940”, in Railway Magazine, page 5:",
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      ],
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        "The location of high tide on a coastal area."
      ],
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        "(uncountable) The location of high tide on a coastal area."
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The state of the tide when the water is at its highest."
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        "The highest stage of a river."
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        "(countable) The highest stage of a river."
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