Meaning

6 senses
  1. 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

    Wasserlinie, Wasserstand

    ватерли́нияvaterlínija

    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

  2. A horizontal line indicating the shape of an airfoil.

  3. A line showing where the water has been.

  4. The line formed by where the water level of a body of water currently is: where the water's surface currently meets the bank; it may move higher or lower depending on the weather, tide, or season.

    Near-synonym: water's edge

  5. The inner rim of the eyelid, just behind the lash line; primarily used in reference to the application of eyeliner.

  6. A water pipeline.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
line on the hull of a ship:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
line on the hull of a ship:
line on the land:

Origin

From water + line.

From water + line.

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Forms

plural: waterlines
Singularwaterline
Pluralwaterlines

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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:water linewater level

Word family

1 related words

See also

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