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ALL meanings of waterline

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  • noun waterline The level normally reached by the water on the side of a ship. 1
  • noun waterline Nautical. the part of the outside of a ship's hull that is just at the water level. 1
  • noun waterline 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 waterline the line in which water at its surface borders upon a floating body. 1
  • noun waterline water level (def 2). 1
  • noun waterline 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 waterline a pipe, hose, tube, or other line for conveying water. 1
  • countable noun waterline The waterline is a line, either real or imaginary, on the side of a ship representing the level the water reaches when the ship is at sea. 0
  • noun waterline a line marked at the level around a vessel's hull to which the vessel will be immersed when afloat 0
  • noun waterline a line marking the level reached by a body of water 0
  • noun waterline the line to which the surface of the water comes on the side of a ship or boat 0
  • noun waterline any of several lines parallel to this, marked at various heights on the hull of a ship, indicating the various degrees of submergence when the ship is fully or partly loaded, or unloaded, and on an even keel 0
  • noun waterline a pipe, tube, or other line connected to a source of water 0
  • noun waterline watermark (sense 1) 0
  • noun waterline (nautical) A line formed by the surface of the water on the hull of a ship when she is afloat; any of a series of short lines marked on the hull to show where the waterline would be under different loadings. 0
  • noun waterline (aviation) A horizontal line indicating the shape of an airfoil. 0
  • noun waterline A line showing where the water has been, usually a line separating dry land and wet areas; a watermark or tidemark. 0
  • noun waterline (cosmetics) the inner rim of the eyelid, just behind the lash line; primarily used in reference to the application of eyeliner. 0
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