释义 |
tidemark
tide·mark T0206800 (tīd′märk′)n.1. A line or mark on a shore indicating the highest or lowest level reached by the tide.2. A trace or indication of past activity: "Just along the highway into town is the last tidemark of the Nazi advance, a brutal tangle of brown sculpture" (Regina Nadelson).tidemark (ˈtaɪdˌmɑːk) n1. (Physical Geography) a mark left by the highest or lowest point of a tide2. (Physical Geography) a marker indicating the highest or lowest point reached by a tide3. chiefly Brit a mark showing a level reached by a liquid: a tidemark on the bath. 4. informal chiefly Brit a dirty mark on the skin, indicating the extent to which someone has washedtide•mark (ˈtaɪdˌmɑrk) n. 1. the point reached or risen above: the tidemark of our prosperity. 2. a mark left by the highest or lowest point of a tide. 3. a mark indicating such a point. [1790–1800] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | tidemark - indicator consisting of a line at the highwater or low-water limits of the tidesindicator - a device for showing the operating condition of some system | Translationsil limite dell'alta marealinea di alta mareariga nerasegnotidemark
tidemark1. a mark left by the highest or lowest point of a tide 2. a marker indicating the highest or lowest point reached by a tide tidemark[′tīd‚märk] (oceanography) A high-water mark left by tidal water. The highest point reached by a high tide. tidemark
Words related to tidemarknoun indicator consisting of a line at the highwater or low-water limits of the tidesRelated Words |