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WATER LINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Synonyms:
water level; water line; waterline
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("water line" is a kind of...):
line (a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water line"):
load line; Plimsoll; Plimsoll line; Plimsoll mark (waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A line marking the level reached by a body of water
Synonyms:
water line; watermark
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("water line" is a kind of...):
line (a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water line"):
high-water mark (a line marking the highest level reached)
low-water mark (a line marking the lowest level reached)
