high water
high water noun: the location of high tide on a coastal area.
Noun
high water (countable and uncountable, plural high waters)
- The location of high tide on a coastal area.
- 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.; [...].1941 January, the late John Phillimore, “The Forth Bridge 1890-1940”, in Railway Magazine, page 5
- The state of the tide when the water is at its highest.
- One of the requirements of the design was the provision of a clear headway of 50 ft. at high water for shipping.1952 September, “Chepstow River Bridge Centenary”, in Railway Magazine, page 623
- The highest stage of a river.
high water meaning in Tamil and Urdu
high water in Tamil
- பரலையின் உயர்நிலை, வௌளப்பெருக்கு
high water in Urdu
- جوار, مدد
Antonyms of high water
Forms of high water
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Words formed from high water
Questions about high water
- What does high water mean?
- High water means the location of high tide on a coastal area.
- What is high water in Tamil?
- High water in Tamil is பரலையின் உயர்நிலை, வௌளப்பெருக்கு. See High water meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is high water?
- High water is a noun.
- What is the plural of high water?
- The plural of high water is high waters.
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