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	Eng ID	Term	Definition
	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.
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