low-water mark
low-water mark noun: a mark, such as a line of seaweed, showing the lowest level reached by a body of water.
Noun
low-water mark (plural low-water marks)
- A mark, such as a line of seaweed, showing the lowest level reached by a body of water.
- Seven miles to the north of Venice, the banks of sand, which near the city rise little above low-water mark, attain by degrees a higher level, and knit themselves at last into fields of salt morass, raised here and there into shapeless mounds, and intercepted by narrow creeks of sea.1853, John Ruskin, “Torcello”, in The Stones of Venice, volume II (The Sea-Stories), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC, § I, page 11
- Antonyms:
- high-water mark
- The nadir or lowest point of something.
- Antonyms:
- high-water mark, acme
low-water mark meaning in Tamil
low-water mark in Tamil
- நீர்மட்ட இழிவரை, வேலை இறக்க எல்லைவரை, கீழ் எல்லை, அகட்டுநிலை
Antonyms of low-water mark
Forms of low-water mark
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Questions about low-water mark
- What does low-water mark mean?
- Low-water mark means a mark, such as a line of seaweed, showing the lowest level reached by a body of water.
- What is low-water mark in Tamil?
- Low-water mark in Tamil is நீர்மட்ட இழிவரை, வேலை இறக்க எல்லைவரை, கீழ் எல்லை. See Low-water mark meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is low-water mark?
- Low-water mark is a noun.
- What is the plural of low-water mark?
- The plural of low-water mark is low-water marks.
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