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Water line
Meaning
Noun
●
the
outline
of a
horizontal
section
of a
vessel
, as when
floating
in the water.
●
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
.
●
In 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
.
●
The
line
corresponding
to the
surface
of the water
touching
any
submerged
object
or body.
●
The level at which water
meets
land
along the
shore
of a body of water.
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Synonyms
Waterline
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