tidemark

English

Etymology

tide +‎ mark

Pronunciation

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Noun

tidemark (plural tidemarks)

a line (of seaweed or differently coloured sand etc) on the shore showing the level of high or low tide
(by extension) any mark showing the limit of some past activity
(humorous) a line of scum left on a bath tub when the water is drained away

Translations

line on the shore showing the tide

Galician: mallante

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