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Definition high water mark in British English

high water mark noun

[singular] noun
1

the highest level that something reaches, before starting to come down again

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The late 1980s were the high water mark of Liverpool's success.

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2

a mark that shows the highest level that a lake, a river, or the sea has risen to

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Definition high water mark in British English