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Complete Definition of "waterline"

see|water line
English

Etymology
water + line

Noun
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waterline

  1. nautical the 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
  2. a line showing where the water has been, usually a line separating dry land and wet areas; a watermark or tidemark
  3. (makeup) the inner rim of the eyelid, just behind the lash line; primarily used in reference to the application of eyeliner

Translations
trans-top|line on the hull of a ship
Finnish: vesilinja
French: ligne de flottaison f
trans-mid
German: Wasserlinie f
Russian: ваÑеÑÐ»Ð¸Ð½Ð¸Ñ (vaterlínija) f
trans-bottom

trans-top|line on the land
Finnish: vesiraja
German: Wasserstand m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
Plimsoll line

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