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waterline

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water line or wa·ter·line (wôtr-ln, wtr-)
n.
1.
a. The line on the hull of a ship to which the surface of the water rises.
b. Any of several lines parallel to this line, marked on the hull of a ship, and indicating the depth to which the ship sinks under various loads.
2. A line or stain, as one left on a seawall, indicating the height to which water has risen or may rise; a watermark.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.waterlinewaterline - a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
load line, Plimsoll, Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark - waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
Translations
waterline [ˈwɔːtərlaɪn] nligne f de flottaison
waterline [ˈwɔːtəˌlaɪn] n (Naut) → linea di galleggiamento
waterline [ˈwɔːtəˌlaɪn] n (Naut) → linea di galleggiamento


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The HISPANIOLA, in that unbroken mirror, was exactly portrayed from the truck to the waterline, the Jolly Roger hanging from her peak.
Several times they made use of the inclined planes, which certain internal levers placed obliquely to the waterline.
Those who like may peep down under waves that are pretty transparent and see it writhing and twirling, diabolically hideous and slimy, flapping amongst bones, or curling round corpses; but above the waterline, I ask, has not everything been proper, agreeable, and decorous, and has any the most squeamish immoralist in Vanity Fair a right to cry fie?
 
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