ALL meanings of water line
wa·ter line
W w - noun water line Nautical. the part of the outside of a ship's hull that is just at the water level. 1
- noun water line Naval Architecture. any of a series of lines on the hull plans of a vessel representing the level to which the vessel is immersed or the bottom of the keel. Compare load line, Plimsoll line. 1
- noun water line the line in which water at its surface borders upon a floating body. 1
- noun water line water level (def 2). 1
- noun water line Also called watermark. a line indicating the former level or passage of water: A water line all around the cellar served as a reminder of the flood. 1
- noun water line a pipe, hose, tube, or other line for conveying water. 1
- noun water line (shipbuilding) the outline of a horizontal section of a vessel, as when floating in the water. 0
- noun water line (shipbuilding) Any one of certain lines of a vessel, model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at various heights from the keel. In a half-breadth plan, the water lines are outward curves showing the horizontal form of the ship at their several heights; in a sheer plan, they are projected as straight horizontal lines. 0
- noun water line (nautical) Any one of several lines marked upon the outside of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded, and is called the light water line; the highest, called the load water line, indicates her proper submergence when loaded. 0