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Definition of
high water noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
high water
noun
noun
[
uncountable
]
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the time when the ocean or the water in a river has risen to its highest level
Fishing is good at high water.
compare
high tide
Idioms
(come) hell or high water
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despite any difficulties
I was determined to go, come hell or high water.
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high water
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