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waterlinewa‧ter‧line /ˈwɔːtəlaɪn $ ˈwɒːtər-, ˈwɑː-/ noun - Her machinery and her accommodations for equipage and her fifty-eight-man crew were below the waterline.
- The boat burns to the waterline and sinks, leaving no surviving witnesses or evidence.
- The third struck above the waterline setting fire to the aircraft fuelling system ruptured by the first two hits.
- There are entrances at different levels, including some below the normal waterline for use in emergencies.
- There the trouble is largely above the waterline, though.
- Two of the torpedoes struck below the waterline on the port side near the aviation fuel tanks.
1the waterline the level that water reaches on the side of a ship etc: Two torpedoes struck below the waterline.2[singular] the edge of a large area of water, especially the sea, where it joins the land: As the waterline advanced, the vegetation was swamped. |