waterlinenoun [ S ]
uk/ˈwɔː.tə.laɪn/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.laɪn/specializedwaterline noun [ S ] (LEVEL)
the waterline
the level that the water reaches on the side of a ship:
The ship had to be repaired below the waterline.
the level that the water in a sea, river, lake, etc. reaches on the land:
They plant tall grasses at the waterline.
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Parts of ships & boats
- abaft
- boathook
- boiler room
- capstan
- crow's nest
- diving bell
- engine room
- gangplank
- gunnel
- helm
- hull
- jib
- lanyard
- lifebelt
- mast
- oar
- porthole
- rib
- sail
- tiller
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Floods, tides & currents
waterline noun [ S ] (SUPPLY)
US a water supply or a pipe carrying water:
Construction of a waterline for the new school has ruined part of a prehistoric site.
They ran a waterline from the lake.
Idiom(s)
holed below the waterline