tidemark

noun — 3 senses

tidemark

noun

Etymology From tide + mark.

1

a line (of seaweed or differently coloured sand etc) on the shore showing the level of high or low tide

2

Broadly any mark showing the limit of some past activity

3

Humorous a line of scum left on a bath tub when the water is drained away

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