tidemark
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tide·mark

noun \-ˌmärk\

Definition of TIDEMARK

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>

First Known Use of TIDEMARK

1799

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