tidemark
noun [C] /ˈtaɪd.mɑːk/
/-mɑːrk/ Definition
› (also high water mark) a line of waste left on a beach that marks the highest point the sea reachesFloods, tides and currents › UK a dirty mark around a bath or sink, left by the waterDirt and untidiness
(Definition of tidemark noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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