TIDEMARK


Meaning of TIDEMARK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌmärk ]

noun

Date: 1799

1.

a. : a high-water or sometimes low-water mark left by tidal water or a flood

b. : a mark placed to indicate this point

2. : the point to which something has attained or below which it has receded

the tidemark of tolerance has risen — New Republic

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.