highwater (countable anduncountable,pluralhigh waters)

1. (uncountable) The location ofhigh tide on acoastal area.
   • 1941 January, the late John Phillimore, “The Forth Bridge 1890-1940”, inRailway Magazine, page 5:

     So as not to impede navigation the two principal spans of the bridge were designed to provide a clear headway of 157 ft. abovehigh water for a distance of 500 ft.; [...].

2. The state of thetide when thewater is at itshighest.
   • 1952 September, “Chepstow River Bridge Centenary”, inRailway Magazine, page623:

     One of the requirements of the design was the provision of a clear headway of 50 ft. athigh water for shipping.

3. (countable) The higheststage of ariver.

• low water

• high-water mark

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