- low water line
- The line in the bed of a stream to which the water falls in the season of ordinary low water.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
low water line
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low-water line — noun or low water mark 1. : a line or mark indicating low water 2. usually low water mark : something that marks a nadir of decline or degradation the low water mark of political infamy was the killing of statewide civil service New Orleans… … Useful english dictionary
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