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highwater

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n.1.the tide when the water is highest; high tide.
2.Water at its highest level, as in a river during a flood.
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Noun1.highwater - the tide when the water is highesthighwater - the tide when the water is highest  
tide - the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
direct tide - the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side
neap, neap tide - a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
springtide - a greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons


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