WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
high′ wa′ter, 
    1. water at its greatest elevation, as in a river.
    2. See high tide. 
    • 1545–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
high water
  1. another name for high tide1
  2. the state of any stretch of water at its highest level, as during a flood

Abbreviation: HW
'high water' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
HW - HWM - M.H.W. - backshore - barren - clearance - flood - foreshore - half tide - high tide - high-water mark - intertidal - littoral - machair - seashore - shore - soft lens - tideland - water

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