Definition of Water line

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Water Level, Waterline
Generic synonyms: Line
Specialized synonyms: Load Line, Plimsoll, Plimsoll Line, Plimsoll Mark

2. Noun. A line marking the level reached by a body of water.
Exact synonyms: Watermark
Generic synonyms: Line
Specialized synonyms: High-water Mark, Low-water Mark

Definition of Water line

1. Noun. (context: shipbuilding) the outline of a horizontal section of a vessel, as when floating in the water. ¹

2. Noun. (context: 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. ¹

3. Noun. (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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Water Line

water jug
water jump
water junket
water knot
water knots
water landing
water laverock
water law
water lemon
water lemons
water lettuce
water level
water levels
water lilies
water lily
water line (current term)
water lines
water lizard
water lobelia
water locusts
water main
water mains
water mat
water meadow
water meadows
water measurer
water melon
water melons
water memory

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