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2261
high frequency (HF)
See FREQUENCY: RADIO.
2262
highland (or highlands)
High or elevated LAND; a lofty HEADLAND or CLIFF. The mountainous or elevated part of any country; occasionally also in the names of geogra... more
High or elevated LAND; a lofty HEADLAND or CLIFF. The mountainous or elevated part of any country; occasionally also in the names of geogra­phical districts.
2263
high noon
See NOON: LOCAL APPARENT.
2264
high oblique photograph
See PHOTOGRAPH.
2265
high seas
The open sea beyond the exclusive economic zone, the territorial sea or the archipelagic waters of an archipelagic state.
2266
high tide
See HIGH WATER.
2267
high water (H.W)
The highest LEVEL reached at a place by the water surface in one OSCILLATION. Also called high tide.
2268
high water: double
A HIGH WATER consisting of two maxima of nearly the same HEIGHT separated by a relatively small depression. See also TIDE: DOUBLE.
2269
high water: storm
The highest LEVEL to which the SEA rises during a STORM and usually marked by a line of DEBRIS high up on the BEACH.
2270
high water full and change (H.W.F and C.)
See ESTA­BLISHMENT.
2271
high water inequality
See DIURNAL INEQUALITY.
2272
high water interval
See LUNITIDAL INTERVAL.
2273
high water line
See HIGH WATER MARK.
2274
high water lunitidal interval (H
.I.). See LUNITIDAL INTERVAL.
2275
high water mark
The mark left by the TIDE at HIGH WATER. The line or LEVEL reached, especially the highest line ever reached. Also calledhigh water line. A ... more
The mark left by the TIDE at HIGH WATER. The line or LEVEL reached, especially the highest line ever reached. Also calledhigh water line. A permanent MARK which indicates the maximum observed stage of TIDE.
2276
high water quadrature (H.W.Q.)
The average HIGH WATER INTERVAL when the MOON is at QUADRATURE. See LUNITI­DAL INTERVAL.
2277
high water stand
See STAND OF TIDE.
2278
hill
A small isolated ELEVATION, smaller than a MOUN­TAIN. See also KNOLL.
2279
hillock
A small HILL.
2280
hill shading
A method of indicating RELIEF on MAPS by shading normally the SLOPES facing south and east, i.e. it is assumed that the area mapped is illum... more
A method of indicating RELIEF on MAPS by shading normally the SLOPES facing south and east, i.e. it is assumed that the area mapped is illumina­ted from the north-west. The method is often used in association with CONTOURS.