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Low-water mark

noun

An extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything. Synonym: nadir.

A line marking the lowest level reached.

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"Low-water mark" Quotes from Famous Books

... the suggestion and started to walk up the beach; but she did not get far. There was a private dock running out beyond low-water mark just below the very first bungalow. She saw several men coming down the steps from the top of the bluff to the shore and the bathhouses; a big camera was set up on the sands. This must be Bozewell's bungalow, she decided; the one engaged by the ...

— Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper • James A. Cooper

Words linked to "Low-water mark" : nadir, watermark, adversity, hardship, hard knocks, water line