Bench mark. (Leveling) Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred. Specif.: A horizontal mark at the water's edge with reference to which the height of tides and floods may be measured.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.