"high-water mark" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: high-water marks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} high-water mark (plural high-water marks)
  1. (literal) A mark, such as a line of seaweed, showing the highest level reached by a body of water. Translations (mark showing the highest level reached by a body of water): Hochwassermarke [feminine] (German)
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  2. (by extension, figurative) The peak, apex or acme of something; the maximum level; the furthest or highest point. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-high-water_mark-en-noun-Dbg8k18W

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